Animal Upon Animal

Should this hit the table?

Quick read before the metadata.

Low to moderate interaction

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.7

High replayability

Interaction 1.3

Low interaction

Scaling 4.5

Scales well

Strategy 3.4

Light strategy

Control 2.5

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Low to moderate interaction

Replay value

Animal Upon Animal has a high variability gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The expansions available add new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. While the strategic depth is not as high as some other games, the player interaction score is strong. The game scales well with different numbers of players and is relatively easy to learn. Overall, Animal Upon Animal offers a solid replayability experience with a score of 7.45.

Luck profile

Animal Upon Animal has a moderate level of luck involved. The game outcome is influenced by random elements such as dice rolls, but players also have the ability to strategically mitigate the effects of luck through their decisions and planning. While luck plays a significant role, player strategy can still have a notable impact on the game outcome.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

The animals want to show how good they are at making tall pyramids! They must be skillfully careful: Who will position the penguin on top of the crocodile, the sheep on top of the penguin, the serpent on the sheep? The hedgehog wants to stand on top of the pyramid but the height is making him dizzy. Tier auf Tier (a.k.a. Animal Upon Animal, Pyramide d'animaux, and Dier op dier) is a simple stacking game, listed for ages 4-99, with 29 cute wooden animals. Each turn a player rolls the die and either places one or two animals on to the stack of animals, passes one of his or her animals to another player for them to place, or places an animal on the table, extending the base for other players to build upon. Of course, if any pieces fall off whilst you are building, you get up to two of them back. The first player to have used all of their animals wins. This game, intended for children, is equally popular with adults.

Mechanism

2

Dice Rolling Stacking and Balancing

Family

6

Animals: Alligators / Crocodiles Animals: Apes / Monkeys Animals: Birds Animals: Hedgehogs / Porcupines Animals: Lizards Animals: Penguins

Type

1

Children's

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