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Cloomba

Players

2-4

Time

15-30

Age

8+

Weight

1.8

Rating

6.97

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Cloomba has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to others' strategies and turns. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Cloomba has a high replayability score due to its high variability, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with expansions available to add new content and gameplay elements. It allows players to improve their strategy over time and has a good balance of player interaction. The game scales well with different numbers of players and is moderately easy to learn, providing a fresh and engaging experience for repeated plays.

Luck profile

Cloomba has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions, luck still plays a significant role in the game. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy.

Overview

In Cloomba, which means “flowerbed” in some Slavic languages, the players become the Masters of flowers and butterflies. It is a colourful tile-placement family game in which the players aim to expand their areas in the beautiful Nature environment. The players make flowerbeds using double-hex tiles with flowers and place butterflies on them. The goal is to make meadows - the flower areas of the same colour. The challenge is that you can't place a butterfly on the meadow where there is another butterfly. These wonderful insects do not stand rivalry. Think of smart and artful ways to create separate meadows, and then unite them. At the end of the game, each player scores points: flowers are multiplied by butterflies on each meadow. Cloomba contains a surprising amount of variety for a game with simple and intuitively clear rules.The game features an interesting market and superflower tiles. For more experienced players there are 21 option cards with extra points and abilities. All the option cards are unique: they do not replicate each other and allow a great range of strategy traded for butterflies. Cloomba: Summer and Strategy in one box.

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Credits

Designers

2
Ekaterina Gorn Igor Sklyuev

Artists

1
Ekaterina Gorn

Publishers

1
Economicus Games

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