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2009 Ranked #21,209

Maccabees

A dreidel-driven race game has players move around a star board and use cards to collect candles for a menorah. Risking theft can take candles from rivals or backfire, and filling all eight slots first wins.

Action / Dexterity Adventure Betting and Bluffing Hand Management

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.33/5

Rating

6.77

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?

This game is the first of a series of games which uses a dreidel in lieu of a d4. Like the traditional game Dreidel, it is themed for the Jewish holiday of Chanuka.

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This game is the first of a series of games which uses a dreidel in lieu of a d4. Like the traditional game Dreidel, it is themed for the Jewish holiday of Chanuka. Each move taken and cards added to or taken from a common pool for any spin are related to the traditional dreidel game. Movement can be modified by use of cards. That movement is round the six points of a star or magen David, and an action is associated with each space on the board. The object of the game is to be the first player to fill the eight slots of a menorah with candles. Certain actions can gain a player one or more candles. One can even try to take candles from another player, but if the attempt fails, one may lose candles to the player targeted instead.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Flaster Siskin

Artists

1
Cliff Cramp

Publishers

1
FlasterVenture LLC

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