Patchwork Doodle

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 1.4

Low interaction

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.8

More strategic control

Table feel

Low to Moderate Interaction

Replay value

Patchwork Doodle offers a high level of variability in each playthrough with its different gameboard setups and random elements. The expansions available add new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement over time. The player interaction score is low due to limited interaction between players. It scales well with different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, the game offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, Patchwork Doodle has a strong replayability score of 7.85.

Luck profile

Patchwork Doodle has a moderate level of luck. While random elements like dice rolls and card draws have minimal 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

Patchwork Doodle is a roll-and-write version of Patchwork, with each player having their own 9x9 grid to fill in over the course of the game. Each player sets up by drawing a unique polyomino card from the starting deck, then drawing that on their sheet. In each round, players lay out a number of polyomino cards in a circle, then place the rabbit between two cards. On a turn, someone rolls the die, moves the rabbit forward, then removes the card indicated by the rabbit. Each player must draw the polyomino indicated on this card in their grid. Once a certain number of cards have been played, the round ends, players score points, then you lay out more cards for the next round. Each player has four special actions available to them during the game: You can choose to draw the card before or after the chosen card, you can cut a polyomino into two pieces before adding one piece to your grid, you can fill in a 1x1 space in your grid, and you can do one of the above actions a second time. When you take one of these actions, you mark it off as each can be used only once (except for the one you use a second time, if you know what I mean). You lose a point for each space that you don't cover, so try to pack everything in as tightly as possible!

Mechanism

3

Bingo Dice Rolling Paper-and-Pencil

Family

5

Components: Polyominoes Game: Patchwork Mechanism: Flip-and-Write Theme: Sewing / Knitting / Cloth-Making Versions & Editions: Roll- or Flip-and-Writeâ?¦

Type

1

Family

Media