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2009 Ranked #5,873

Callisto: The Game

An abstract tile game has players place shaped pieces on a board and try to empty their supply first. The variable board surface and awkward shapes turn simple placement into a competitive spatial puzzle.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Enclosure Tile Placement Admin: Better Description Needed!

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

7+

Complexity

1.63/5

Rating

6.25

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 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

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Callisto: The Game’s brilliant design, including a board that changes surface according to the number of players present, is among one of the features that make this game so unique.

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Callisto: The Game’s brilliant design, including a board that changes surface according to the number of players present, is among one of the features that make this game so unique. While the goal is simple–to be the first player to place all of his/her tiles onto the board-the shapes of the tiles and additional columns make winning quite tricky. The game plays out like a competitive puzzle, and finesse and cunning are required to triumph. This entry is for the original game under the title Callisto: The Game. Its reimplementation Callisto has different boards and different tile distribution.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
20 min
Age
7+
Complexity
1.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Reiner Knizia

Artists

3
Antonio Catalán Craig Jordan Michaela Kienle

Publishers

4
Devir Kaissa Chess & Games Peliko Oy Piatnik