Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently, but there is not a strong emphasis on cooperation.
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It Happens..
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...
Players
2-5
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1.4
Rating
6.19
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Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently, but there is not a strong emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.1
Scales well
Strategy
4.7
Deep strategy
Control
2.7
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
The game offers a high degree of variability and strategic depth, with expansions available to enhance the gameplay. It adapts well to different player counts and has a moderate learning curve, resulting in a solid replayability score of 7.9.
Luck profile
The final luck score for It Happens... is 5.33, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. The game outcome is moderately influenced by random elements such as dice rolls or card draws, but players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. Overall, luck plays a significant role in the game, but player strategy also has a notable influence on the outcome.
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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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Designers
1
Stefan Feld
Artists
1
Michael Menzel
Publishers
1
Queen Games
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