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1964 Ranked #19,687

Bonanza

This roll-and-move race game has players guide four cowboys toward the Ponderosa and get them there first. Die results drive every advance, making the quickest route through the board a simple but contested dash.

American West Movies / TV / Radio theme Race Roll / Spin and Move

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

6.23

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 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

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?

Bonanza is an old German board game based on the famous TV-show. The game is a simple roll and move affair, players try to reach the Ponderosa with their four cowboys as quickly as possible.

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
60 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Georg Reulein

Publishers

2
Lemeco Noris Spiele

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