Overview
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Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
ARTBOX is a game in which each player becomes a modern artist. Each game round is a competition of trying to depict your word using just several shapes.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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ARTBOX is a game in which each player becomes a modern artist. Each game round is a competition of trying to depict your word using just several shapes. Players will also have to challenge their deduction, trying to guess what their opponents tried to depict. Quick Rules. • Each player takes 2 Word cards and secretly chooses one, the other is placed to the bottom of the deck • The facilitator rolls dice and places them on the Shape cards • Each player draws their chosen word using the shapes rolled • The first player to finish takes the #1 token, the next player — #2, and so on • The facilitator takes each player’s Word card face-down, adds random cards from the deck and shuffles. Then he/she places them face-up near the drawing board • The facilitator takes each player’s drawing face-down, shuffles them and places them face-up near the designated numerated areas on the board • Players match words with drawings. They secretly note their guesses • The first player to finish turns the sandglass upside down. After the time runs out, no one can take notes anymore • The facilitator checks drawings one by one and writes a number of players, who guessed right, on each drawing • A player with the most guessed drawing gets the first Victory token. In case of ties, the winner is a player with the lower number. A player can’t gain 2 Victory tokens during the same round. • The second Victory token goes to a player who guessed the most drawings. In case of ties, the winner is a player with the most guessed drawing. In case of another tie, it’s a player with the lower number. • Players check the endgame condition. If it’s not met, the next player clockwise becomes the facilitator. The new round begins. -description from publisher