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1976 Ranked #21,862

Number Rings

Players use arithmetic in a roll-and-write puzzle, combining dice results to cover numbers on their personal grids. They can also mark rival grids, creating a race where flexible calculations advance your own field while slowing another.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Children's Game Area Majority / Influence Set Collection

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.6/5

Rating

5.41

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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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 3.8/5

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?

In Ring-A-Round, each player chooses a color (red, blue, green, yellow) and has their own playing field of 18 round spaces. They also have colored rings (20) that are used to cover the round raised playing spaces.

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In Ring-A-Round, each player chooses a color (red, blue, green, yellow) and has their own playing field of 18 round spaces. They also have colored rings (20) that are used to cover the round raised playing spaces. On each player’s turn, they roll three six-sided dice and use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to form the numbers listed on their spaces. So, a roll of 2-6-6 could be used to form an 18 [ (2x6)+6=18 ]. You can also cover multiple spaces in one turn. For example, if you roll a 2-3-4, then you could cover the spaces for 2, 3, and 4. You can also cover the spaces in your opponents’ fields to slow them down. The first person to cover all 18 spaces in their own playing field wins.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
15 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Philip Vennor

Publishers

4
BSM Jeux Competo / Marektoy Didacto Discovery Toys

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