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1993 Ranked #13,072

Backpacks And Blisters

Route-planning travel game has hikers visit scenic destinations across the Lake District before time runs out. Fatigue, blisters, and heavy packs reduce movement, while ferries, buses, and chocolate provide valuable relief.

Exploration Humor Point to Point Movement Turn Order: Time Track

Players

1-6

Play time

30-45 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2/5

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 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Set in the Lake District of Cumbria, England, players attempt to visit as many cafes, scenic views and beauty spots as possible in the time allotted. Players manage their cards to move as efficiently as possible over the network of routes printed on the map.

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Set in the Lake District of Cumbria, England, players attempt to visit as many cafes, scenic views and beauty spots as possible in the time allotted. Players manage their cards to move as efficiently as possible over the network of routes printed on the map. As the day wears on players "tire" and move more slowly as their hand diminishes from 4 to 3 to 2 cards. Other hindrances include blister cards which are useless to your hand, and the heavy rucksack which slows your movement. To aid your movement there are bus and ferry routes and bars of chocolate which all help speed your movement. The game includes rules, a linen "tea-towel" map, a deck of laminated cards, plastic pawns, and several sheets of cardboard counters.

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Play and group

Players
1–6
Best with
2–6
Play time
30–45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.0/5
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Credits

Designers

3
Gary Dicken Steve Kendall Phil Kendall

Publishers

1
Ragnar Brothers