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2023 Ranked #21,493

Bamboozle

An abstract garden duel has players place tokens to create three in a row matching a personal objective color. If no line appears, the player with the most objective-colored tokens in the garden wins instead.

Abstract Strategy Area Majority / Influence Betting and Bluffing Admin: Upcoming Releases

Players

2

Play time

10-15 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

5.55

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Talented gardener, you are about to realize the dream of your lifetime: work in the famous gardens of Saihõ-ji. But the Zen Master, guardian of the place, has chosen to confront you with an equally ambitious competitor.

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Talented gardener, you are about to realize the dream of your lifetime: work in the famous gardens of Saihõ-ji. But the Zen Master, guardian of the place, has chosen to confront you with an equally ambitious competitor. During a duel mixing ingenuity and trickery, be the smartest to reach the coveted position. The goal of Bamboozle is to be the first player to get three tokens in a row, matching the color of your objective. Otherwise you can win the game by being the player with the most tokens in the garden matching his objective.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
10–15 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Fabien Tanguy

Artists

1
Ian Parovel

Publishers

1
L.I.F.E.

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