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2009 Ranked #12,336

Linkage

Abstract domino game has opponents select colored pieces from a shared pool and build groups on a grid. One player seeks many color clusters while the other tries to keep their number low.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Tile Placement Category: Combinatorial Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

2.11/5

Rating

6.36

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.2/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

This game is played on a 7x7 board with the center square blacked out. There are 24 pieces, 6 of 4 different colors.

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This game is played on a 7x7 board with the center square blacked out. There are 24 pieces, 6 of 4 different colors. Each piece is a domino covering exactly two cells of the board. Both players choose pieces from a shared pool. There are two players in the game: the starting player is called "More" and the other player is called "Fewer". The goals of the game are opposite for both players. The "Fewer" player wins a finished game if the number of distinct groups of cells of the same color is less than 12. Otherwise the "More" player wins.

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All specifications (4)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
10 min
Complexity
2.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Ethan Larson

Artists

1
Néstor Romeral Andrés

Publishers

2
(Web published) nestorgames

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