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Niwa

Players

2

Time

10-20

Age

7+

Weight

1.75

Rating

6.70

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.1

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.7

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Niwa has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction among players. However, it does not emphasize cooperation as much.

Replay value

Niwa has a high variability gameboard, with multiple paths to victory and variable setups. The game also offers expansions that add new content and gameplay elements. It has deep strategic depth, allowing players to discover new tactics and strategies over time. The player interaction score is average. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It is moderately easy to learn, offering a good balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Niwa has a strong replayability score of 8.15 out of 10.

Luck profile

Niwa has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements like dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

You are in a Japanese garden. Like the Japanese masters, the players make strategic moves to reach their opponent's camp. There's lot of strategy in this game where you advance step by step. To win the game, you must be the first to reach the opponent's temple with one of your three "kokeshi" figurine. At the begining, each figurine have 2 beads. The bead of the top of each figure allows him to cross a line of the same color ... In your turn, you can: -move one of your figurines and pass to an other figurine the beads you used, one by one -just pass a bead from the top of a figurine to another figurine -make jump one of you figurine up another if its has no bead on it!

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Credits

Designers

2
Wilfried Fort Marie Fort

Artists

1
Regis Lejonc

Publishers

1
Djeco

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