Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently, but there is less emphasis on cooperation.
Rich game profile
Braintopia
Description from the publisher: Cortex Challenge is the exciting new brain-busting card game by Esdevium Games, which uses the same fast-paced approach to family fun popularised by Dobble and Jungle Speed! Cortex Challenge tests up to six players’memory, cognition, and sensory pe...
Players
2-6
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1.06
Rating
6.22
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Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently, but there is less emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.8
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.2
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Braintopia offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game also provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their tactics over time. The player interaction score is solid, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the easiness to learn score is moderate. Overall, Braintopia has a strong replayability score of 7.9, making it a game that can be enjoyed multiple times.
Luck profile
Braintopia has a moderate influence of luck. While random elements like card draws and dice rolls have a notable impact on the game outcome, players also have the ability to mitigate luck through strategic decisions and planning. The game strikes a balanced mix of luck and strategy, making it suitable for players who enjoy both elements in a board game.
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Description from the publisher: Cortex Challenge is the exciting new brain-busting card game by Esdevium Games, which uses the same fast-paced approach to family fun popularised by Dobble and Jungle Speed! Cortex Challenge tests up to six players’memory, cognition, and sensory perception. It even includes texture cards that are used during ‘Touch Challenges’, where players must guess what they are feeling, adding a unique element that is often neglected in games. Players’ brain powers are stretched to the max as they race to be the first to match symbols, correctly remember all objects on a card or find the route out of mazes, amongst many other tests! Winning challenges allows players to add pieces to their brain puzzle which they must complete before their opponents in order to win the game. Cortex Challenge is sure to tax the mental abilities of players both young and old!
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Designers
2
Johan Benvenuto
Nicolas Bourgoin
Artists
1
Sébastien Lopez
Publishers
4
Albi
Asmodee
Asterion Press
Brain Games
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