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2016 Ranked #21,807

Ice Cult

An abstract race game has players rotate transparent cubes, then move any pieces according to the newly revealed symbols. Piggyback rides and shared control create tactical interference, while the first to move every personal piece off the ice wins.

Abstract Strategy Puzzle

Players

2-4

Play time

20-30 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.33/5

Rating

5.37

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

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?

Ice Cult is an eye-catching brain teaser for up to four tacticians. Four transparent cubes made from acrylic plastic with icons on them are the heart of the game.

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Ice Cult is an eye-catching brain teaser for up to four tacticians. Four transparent cubes made from acrylic plastic with icons on them are the heart of the game. On a player's turn, they first rotate two cubes 90º two times; to do this, you sandwich two cubes with your fingers, pick them up to rotate them, then place them back in the holder. You can rotate the same pair of cubes twice or two different pairs. After rotating the cubes, the player moves the corresponding playing pieces — no matter to whom they belong! — according to the symbols now on top of the cubes along four racing tracks. Note that everyone is able to move everybody's playing pieces, and since the playing pieces can give each other "piggyback rides", you have to be clever to make the right moves at the right time in order to move all of your own playing pieces off the ice first.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
20–30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Joe Wetherell

Artists

1
Victor Boden

Publishers

1
Zoch Verlag

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