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1969 Ranked #19,040

Lingua

Place tiles carefully to build spatial scoring patterns.

Word Game Tile Placement Admin: Better Description Needed! Series: Casino Serie (Ravensburger)

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

5.93

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

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?

Very good variant of Scrabble. Scoring is easier and allows for tactics in trying to outscore your opponent. The game can be forced to an end by reaching the bonus end-fields. Lingua was also published in the Ravensburger Casino Series.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Tile Placement

Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
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Category

1
Word Game

Mechanism

1
Tile Placement

Family

3
Admin: Better Description Needed! Components: 17 x 17 Grids Series: Casino Serie (Ravensburger)

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
S. Braude

Publishers

5
Bookmark Verlag Jouets Éducatifs Universels Otto Maier Verlag Peter Pan Playthings Silva-Verlag

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