Table feel
An Otter Won has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players need to frequently pay attention to others' strategies and turns. However, there is limited emphasis on cooperation in the game.
An Otter Won
Players
2
Time
5-15
Age
6+
Weight
1.55
Rating
6.97
Fit
Teach
2.1
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
2.3
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
An Otter Won has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers fresh experiences each time it is played and allows players to improve their strategy over time. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers a good balance between easiness and depth.
Luck profile
The game An Otter Won has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements such as dice rolls or card draws play a significant role in determining the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game relies on a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with luck playing a slightly more significant role than player strategy.
Overview
Second game in Button Shy's Otterverse, follow-up of Why I Otter. It's not easy making a cool otter den. You'll want to influence the best otters to hang out in yours. And often you’ll get to decide which otter goes where. Do you want this otter? Or an otter won? An Otter Won' is a spiritual sequel to Why I Otter, taking everything up a notch (including the ridiculous otters). Here's a short description from Aaron: It's still trick-taker-like. Works sort of in the opposite manner than Why I Otter. In Why I Otter you score your tricks from public conditions. In An Otter Won you have personal conditions in the cards you've taken into your den that play off public otter cards in the river. It's a bit more thinky/gamerly. It also does away with rock/paper/scissors. It uses a neutral setup card per trick that may help determine if the high or the low card wins the round. The winner assigns those 3 cards (neutral yours and opponents) to which goes to which location. Opponent den, your den and the river. —description from the publisher Released in the July 2020 Board Game of the Month Club $20+ package.
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Credits
Designers
1
Aaron Andrew Wilson
Artists
1
Lee Angerstein
Publishers
1
Button Shy
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