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2017 Ranked #19,953

Polar Smash

This dexterity game has players remove ice blocks from an igloo while trying to avoid collapsing it and finish with the fewest blocks. The precarious structure makes each removal risk ending the game immediately.

Action / Dexterity Children's Game Tile Placement Animals: Penguins

Players

2-4

Play time

10-15 min

Age

5+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

5.84

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

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?

A kid's dexterity game where an igloo is built up and the players have to remove one iceblock after another without collapsing the whole igloo. The player which collapses the igloo looses, that player who has collected the least iceblocks wins.

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A kid's dexterity game where an igloo is built up and the players have to remove one iceblock after another without collapsing the whole igloo. The player which collapses the igloo looses, that player who has collected the least iceblocks wins. Teaser: The clever penguin Fred and his cool gang are determined to get the fish from Totti's igloo. But the door is locked! Therefore, they have to carefully remove one block of ice after the next from the igloo wall. However, grumpy old Totti is keeping guard on top of the igloo and he's not tho be tangled with! Pssst! Totti is looking to the other way! Help the gang of penguins to take advantage of this opportunity and carefully and gradually remove the igloo wall. But don't let the igloo collapse or Totti will catch you and the game will be over!

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
10–15 min
Age
5+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
(Uncredited)

Artists

1
Annette Nora Kara

Publishers

1
HCM Kinzel

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