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2023 Ranked #4,287

Nekojima

This dexterity game has players expand an island's electricity network by balancing utility poles. Tangled connections make each placement a risk to the growing structure.

Action / Dexterity Party Game Single Loser Game Solo / Solitaire Game

Players

1-5

Play time

15-30 min

Age

7+

Complexity

1.09/5

Rating

7.59

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 4.1/5

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?

In Nekojima, “The Island of Cats” in Japan, an electricity network is developing to supply the various lively districts of the island.

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In Nekojima, “The Island of Cats” in Japan, an electricity network is developing to supply the various lively districts of the island. The installation of electric poles becomes more complex due to the narrowness of the territory and its curious population of cats strolling on the cables. Nekojima is a wooden game of skill and dexterity in which you will have to keep an entire installation in balance. Players must take turns placing or stacking Denchuu ?? (Electrical Poles) respecting the locations without any hanging cables touching. But be careful not to be the one to bring down the structure. This game requires reflection, concentration and skill. In competition, the player who knocks down the structure loses. In cooperation, the goal is to go as far as possible. AWARDS & HONORS 2022 - 1st prize Alchimie in Toulouse 2022 - 1st prize Pari Ludique in Paris 2022 - Special Jury Prize at the FLIP in Parthenay —description from the publisher

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Play and group

Players
1–5
Best with
2–5
Play time
15–30 min
Age
7+
Complexity
1.1/5
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Credits

Designers

2
David Carmona Karen Nguyen

Artists

1
Gilles Warmoes

Publishers

1
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