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Kardinal

An abstract city-building game has players place buildings under seven placement restrictions and score adjacent colors. Final scoring doubles a player’s strongest color, making every neighborhood connection strategically important.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Tile Placement

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.17/5

Rating

6.57

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?

A quick little abstract strategy where players take turns placing buildings in a growing city. There are 7 rules that make placing buildings a little tricky (e.g.

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A quick little abstract strategy where players take turns placing buildings in a growing city. There are 7 rules that make placing buildings a little tricky (e.g. no buildings of the same type next to each other). When you place a building, you gain points in the colors that you placed your piece next to. At the end of the game, double the color you scored highest in and add up the rest (including the points in your color the other players didn't score) - Highest total wins.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
20 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Wolfgang Panning

Publishers

1
Holzinsel

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