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2016 Ranked #18,909

Contária

This strategic card game has players build a four-character story and seek the combination with the happiest or saddest ending. Unique character powers and light bluffing change how each narrative combination can be shaped.

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Players

3-5

Play time

10-25 min

Age

12+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

5.94

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 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Contária is a "filler" card game, where each player will create a story with 4 characters trying to make a combination that creates the most happy or sad ending.

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Contária is a "filler" card game, where each player will create a story with 4 characters trying to make a combination that creates the most happy or sad ending. Description from the designer: In Contária, 20 different and unique characters exists, each one having unique powers to interact with other cards and change the game in different ways, making for an strategic and always different game. With an art based on classic paintings, Contária's beautiful cards are made in big cards of 80mm x 120mm. A game for a 3 to 5 players, with duration from 10 to 20 minutes. Contária is not a Storytelling game, but an strategic game with light bluff. Creating and telling stories is possible, but not a part of the game mechanics.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
10–25 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Michael Alves

Artists

2
Emyr F. Lima Gustavo Matsunaga

Publishers

1
Arcano Games

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