Table feel
Moderate interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' strategies and turns frequently, but there is limited emphasis on cooperation.
Pantone: The Game
Players
2-20
Time
10-20
Age
8+
Weight
1.09
Rating
6.34
Fit
Teach
2.8
Teaching signal
Replay
4.1
High replayability
Interaction
3.8
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
2.8
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Pantone: The Game has a high replayability score due to its variability in gameplay, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with expansions available to add new content. The strategic possibilities allow players to improve their strategies over time, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers a good balance between easiness and depth.
Luck profile
Pantone: The Game has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements 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
In Pantone: The Game, the player who is currently the artist chooses a character card, then designs a representation of that character using only color swatch cards. The other players subsequently take turns trying to guess who it is. If no one can guess the character during a round, a hint is given at the start of the next round, with each hint reducing the number of points awarded to both the artist and the player who correctly identifies the character. Whoever has the most points after each player acts as the artist three times wins. Included in the box are 132 Character Cards, 60 Swatch Cards in 15 of the PMS colors and a Swatch Card tray for easy selection of your colors. All players (up to 20!) are dealt four of the Character Cards. Everyone looks at their cards and picks one to discard, allowing for characters you may not know or think you’ll have a difficult time representing. The remaining three cards are kept hidden from other players in your hand.
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Credits
Designers
1
Scott Rogers (II)
Publishers
1
Cryptozoic Entertainment
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