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2018 Ranked #11,535

Libraria

Two-player majority game has librarians place counters on a randomized bookshelf and claim books from controlled tiles. Mice subtract points, while complete control strengthens every tile reward or penalty.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Area Majority / Influence Enclosure Category: Combinatorial

Players

2

Play time

5-10 min

Age

7+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

6.52

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 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

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?

Libraria is a complete information majorities and area control abstract game for two players. Players take the role of librarians who duel for the control of the books in the bookshelf, while trying to avoid book-eating mice.

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Libraria is a complete information majorities and area control abstract game for two players. Players take the role of librarians who duel for the control of the books in the bookshelf, while trying to avoid book-eating mice. The board is created by 25 randomized tiles to keep the game fresh each match. Players take turns placing counters of their color on the intersections of the tiles. When the board is full (after each player has placed 18 counters), the majorities are checked for each tile. The player who has the majority of corners of a tile receives the books inside as points. A mouse is worth -1pt because it eats a book. In case of total control of the tile, the points received or lost are increased by 1. —description from the publisher

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
5–10 min
Age
7+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Marcello Bertocchi

Artists

1
Michele Mor

Publishers

1
XVgames

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