Table feel
Armadillo has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players must frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.
Armadillo
Players
2-6
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1
Rating
6.52
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.1
High replayability
Interaction
3.8
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.1
Scales well
Strategy
4.7
Deep strategy
Control
3.0
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Armadillo has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers fresh experiences each time it is played and allows players to improve their strategies over time. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The game also adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort.
Luck profile
Armadillo has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements like dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the outcome. Overall, Armadillo offers a good balance between luck and player agency.
Overview
In Armadillo, you want to rid yourself of cards as quickly as you can through luck and smart choices over which armadillos — I mean, dice to roll each round. Each player starts the game with ten cards randomly numbered from 1 to 20, as well as two chips. On a turn, roll whatever combination of the six dice you like, with the two blue dice being numbered 1-3, the two yellow 4-6, and the two red 7-9. If the sum of the rolled dice matches a numbered card you have in hand, discard it! Of course, if someone else has that number, they discard it, too. You can spend chips to raise or lower the rolled number, and if you spend four chips, you can discard any card! Wait, four chips? Yes, any time you don't discard a card on your turn, you gain a chip from the pool. The round ends as soon as someone empties their hand, and everyone else scores 1 point per card still in hand. Whoever has the fewest points after three rounds wins.
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Credits
Designers
1
Rudi Biber
Artists
1
Marek Bláha
Publishers
1
AMIGO
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