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2011 Ranked #16,595

Fusion

A real-time matching card game has players play onto shared piles by following color, letter, or number rules. Switching among three rule types forces rapid pattern recognition as everyone races to empty their cards.

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Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

6+

Complexity

1/5

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 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Fusion is a twist by designer Reinhard Staupe on his own Speed/Blink. The card deck consists of 72 cards with each card having a number (1-6), a letter (one of six, which spell out "fusion"), and a color on that letter (one of six).

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Fusion is a twist by designer Reinhard Staupe on his own Speed/Blink. The card deck consists of 72 cards with each card having a number (1-6), a letter (one of six, which spell out "fusion"), and a color on that letter (one of six). Three rule cards are placed face-up, with one card from the deck placed next to each rule to start a pile. The remaining cards are dealt evenly among the players, and each player draws the top three cards in hand. Then they simultaneously play cards from their hands onto the three piles, following the rules for play and refilling their hands to three cards whenever they desire. The rules for playing: "=" – The card being played must match the color or letter of the card being covered. "+1/-1" – The number on the card being played must be one higher or one lower than the card being covered. "?" – The card being played cannot match the number, color or letter of the card being covered. The first player to run out of cards wins the game.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
10 min
Age
6+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Reinhard Staupe

Artists

2
Oliver Freudenreich Olivier Nomblot

Publishers

4
Egmont Polska Game Factory Gigamic Kanga Games

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