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2010 Ranked #4,997

It Happens..

A dice-placement majority game where players assign dice in anthills to control columns and collect item sets. The highest scores require balancing both goals, since chasing one kind of reward can concede the other.

Family Games Animals Dice Set Collection Dice Rolling

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.4/5

Rating

6.19

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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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 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Anton, the adventurous anteater, is out looking for food. Nosy as he is, he sticks his long nose into every termite hill he comes across, and it’s not just edible things that he turns up either.

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Anton, the adventurous anteater, is out looking for food. Nosy as he is, he sticks his long nose into every termite hill he comes across, and it’s not just edible things that he turns up either. His main objective, however, is the termite queen and her general. They earn the most points at the end. A dice game where players have to place dice one by one onto certain columns of different anthills in order to attain the majority and score the most victory points. Majorities are not all the players must think about, however, as players will also want to place their dice on certain spaces to collect various items, forming sets that are also worth points at the end of the game. The player that is best able to balance attaining majorities while also collecting items will likely be the winner. The funny background illustrations show the Anton the anteater in trouble with the ants and termites as he explores their homes.

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–5
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.4/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Stefan Feld

Artists

1
Michael Menzel

Publishers

1
Queen Games

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