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Janus

Abstract movement game has players manipulate a column to remove tablets and claim completed four-space squares. The final tablet of a square determines ownership, so each move sets up later scoring opportunities.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Modular Board Series: Edition Perlhuhn / Franckh-Kosmos

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.33/5

Rating

6.42

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 3.7/5

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?

The aim of the game is to remove as many of the tablets lying on the board as possible by means of clever manipulation of the playing figure (column)and thus to win as much as possible of the square made up of four fields.

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The aim of the game is to remove as many of the tablets lying on the board as possible by means of clever manipulation of the playing figure (column)and thus to win as much as possible of the square made up of four fields. The tablet that is removed is always that which the column stood on last. The person who removes the last of the four tablets, wins that square and occupies the payment circle with one of his or her coins. The points are added up at the end of the game.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Rudi Hoffmann

Artists

1
Claus Fritzmann

Publishers

2
KOSMOS Spear's Games

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