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2017 Ranked #7,641

Ancestree

A tile-drafting game has players build personal family trees by connecting ancestors through leaves and hearts. Neighbor comparisons, generation chains, coins, and marriages all shape the final family score.

Family Games Closed Drafting Tile Placement Series: The Titans of Gaming (Calliope Games)

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.81/5

Rating

6.22

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

Description from the publisher: In the tile-laying game Ancestree, players get to build their personal family trees! During each of three rounds, every player begins with a hand of six ancestor tiles.

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Description from the publisher: In the tile-laying game Ancestree, players get to build their personal family trees! During each of three rounds, every player begins with a hand of six ancestor tiles. They choose one and pass the remaining tiles to the next player. The chosen ancestor is then added to the family tree, connected by leaves or hearts. Once five ancestor tiles have been added to the tree, the round ends. Players compare their family tree to those of their neighbors and gain points for the longest connected generations and for coin icons in their tree. After three rounds, players gain bonus points for all the marriages they have created. The player with the highest score wins!

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Eric M. Lang

Artists

1
Adelheid Zimmerman

Publishers

2
Calliope Games Flick Game Studio

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