Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' strategies frequently, but there is less emphasis on cooperation.
Katamino
Players
1-2
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1.76
Rating
6.50
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
4.3
More strategic control
Replay value
Katamino offers a high level of variability in each playthrough with its different gameboard setups and multiple paths to victory. The expansions available add new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement over time. The player interaction score is moderate. It scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. The game is relatively easy to learn, offering a good balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Katamino has a strong replayability score of 7.9.
Luck profile
Katamino has a low influence of luck. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role. Random elements have minimal impact, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. Katamino is a game that relies more on player decisions and strategy rather than luck.
Overview
The game consists of 12 different pieces constructed of right angled blocks so each piece is made of 5 "squares". (Think Tetris pieces, but 5 squares instead of 4.) An old version of the game had only 10 pieces; the completely straight 5 square and the 5 square "plus sign" were not included. Both versions also have a bunch of "filler" pieces of 1 or 2 squares. The gameboard is constructed with a movable divider so one can take sets of 4 up to the whole set of 12 pieces and form them into a 5 block by X rectangle. (Where X = the number of wood blocks in your set.) The two or three player strategy game is accomplished on a square board divided into 64 smaller squares. Players take turns to place a piece on the gameboard. The first player who cannot place a piece anymore loses. (Similar to Blokus) The two player puzzle game mode is accomplished by dividing the board into two sections, each player chooses five blocks and are also given 4 small "filler" blocks of 1 and 2 squares. The first one to fit all their blocks perfectly into their half of the rectangle board, wins.
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Credits
Designers
1
André Perriolat
Artists
1
Marjorie Noël
Publishers
4
Broadway Toys LTD
DJ Games
FoxMind Israel
Fundex