Table feel
Moderate interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation.
Chimera & More
Players
3-5
Time
45-90
Age
13+
Weight
2.33
Rating
7.40
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.4
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
2.7
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Chimera & More has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and allows players to improve their tactics over time. The player interaction score is average, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort. Overall, Chimera & More has a strong replayability score of 7.9.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Chimera & More is 5.33, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. The game outcome is influenced by random elements like dice rolls or card draws, but players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. While luck plays a significant role, player strategy and decisions also have a notable impact on the game outcome.
Overview
Description from the publisher: Chimera & More is composed of two games — one for three players and one for five players — with each game being similar to climbing- and shedding-based card games like Tichu, The Great Dalmuti, Big Two, and Dou Dizhu (Fight the Landlord). Chimera for three players is a game of two against one. In each hand, one player bids to be Chimera and the other two players team up as the Chimera Hunters to defeat this player. Players compete for points in several hands of play, and the winner is the player who scores the most points once the designated point score is reached by one or more players. Chimera is normally played to 400 points, although longer or shorter games may be played. Chimera for three players was previously published as Chimera by ZMAN Games. Chimera for five players plays similarly to Chimera for three players, but with additional cards and rules. One player bids to be Chimera, then chooses one other player to be their partner (the Pi Ya) through a bid system; the other three players then team up as the Chimera Hunters to defeat them. Chimera for five players is normally played to 400 points.
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Credits
Designers
1
Ralph H. Anderson
Artists
1
Douglas Hettrick
Publishers
1
Eagle-Gryphon Games
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