WHAT is it about this game that got it awards?
Got the game - played it - move on to backgammon quite quickly.
Basically, you have a 4x4 board and sixteen pieces - the pieces have 4 each of round, square, dark, light, tall, or short, with half being "solid" and half having a small hole drilled in top.
Each player gives a piece to the other who must place it on the board.
A player wins by getting 4 of any feature in a row - tall, short, dark, light, hollow, solid, square, or round.
Hey, sounded good on the box, and I was distracted by all those awards.
It said 10-15 minutes per game.
We finished 3 in ten minutes. As we bought it from Wizards of the Coast, currently closing all stores, I guess we'll just give it to our 2- and 4-year old kids.. to do whatever they like.
Bummer. Sorry I don't have more edge-of-your-seat moments but this game is a real dog. (Ok, it's a fake dog, but looks convincing.)
The highlight was when my wife and I looked at each other and kind of said "Uh.... well,.... whatever." No, wait, sorry. My mistake. The highlight was putting the little felt feet on the board.
Stay away, or try on paper first. you can find plenty of sites with rules, and few where it's playable online.
Yuck.
Reviewed by
Andrew Turner
4/18/04
Wow it's interesting that you did not have a good time with this game. Because everyone I have had play it loved it. it takes about three games before you really start to understand it. There are nail biting moments most of the games I have played. It’s about the best example of what an accessible abstract game should be. The basic strategy is that when ever you make a possibility (three in a row that have something in common) you give the opponent a piece that will not complete any possibility on the board. If there are no more pieces that will not complete a possibility use the piece you were given to kill some possibilities to free some pieces so that you do not give your opponent the win. I hope you give it a second chance, its really a good game.