Table feel
Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high frequency of interaction and low emphasis on cooperation.
12 Days
Players
3-5
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1.22
Rating
6.54
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
2.7
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
The game offers a high degree of variability with different experiences each time it is played. The expansions available add new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. There is deep strategic depth and room for players to improve their strategy over time. The game scales well with different numbers of players and maintains its appeal and balance. It is moderately easy to learn, striking a balance between accessibility and depth. Overall, 12 Days has a strong replayability score of 7.9.
Luck profile
The final luck score for 12 Days is 5.33, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements such as card draws play a significant role in determining the game outcome, but players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game relies on a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the gameplay.
Overview
The holiday-themed 12 Days takes the familiar "Twelve Days of Christmas" song and twists it into a quick-playing card game. Over twelve rounds, players try to re-gift unpopular cards while keeping cards that are strong enough to win the day, while also keeping a careful eye for bonus scoring at the end of the game. The gift deck consists of eighty cards: one partridge in a pear tree, two turtle doves, and so on up to twelve drummers drumming, as well as one card each for Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Shuffle this deck, then deal each player twelve cards. Each round a new holiday card is up for grabs, with the cards ranked from 1 to 12 and being worth 1-12 points. In a round, a player: Gifts a present to the player to his left, Opens presents and tries to win the day with the best present, and Buys a new gift to refill his hand. More specifically, all players simultaneously pass one face-down gift card to their left-hand neighbor. Then everyone chooses one gift card in hand and reveals them simultaneously. Whoever plays the lowest gift card wins that round's holiday card; in the event of a tie for lowest, with the Clauses counting as zero, then the next lowest card wins. Each player then draws one card to bring their hand back to twelve cards. After twelve rounds, players score points for each holiday card they've collected. In addition, whoever holds the most gift cards for each rank scores as many points as that rank, with all tied players scoring in the event of a tie. Whoever has the most points wins. Happy holidays!
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Credits
Designers
2
James Ernest
Mike Selinker
Artists
1
Echo Chernik
Publishers
2
Calliope Games
Gamesmith, LLC
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