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Pool Position box art
1999 Ranked #18,064

Pool Position

An area-control card game has hotel guests use power cards to place towels in choice poolside locations or dislodge rivals. Repeated activity draws cabana boys, who can permanently lock an increasingly valuable row.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Card Game Simultaneous Action Selection Tile Placement

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.73/5

Rating

5.73

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 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The setting is pool side at a swanky hotel and players are trying to get their beach towels into the choice locations next to the pool. Players use equal sets of power cards to determine the number of placement points for each round.

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The setting is pool side at a swanky hotel and players are trying to get their beach towels into the choice locations next to the pool. Players use equal sets of power cards to determine the number of placement points for each round. These movement points are then used to place their towels or dislodge others' towels. However activity in a particular row of towels attracts the attention of the cabana boys, who can eventually lock a row up permanently.

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
4–5
Play time
30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Thorsten Gimmler

Artists

1
Walter Pepperle

Publishers

1
F.X. Schmid

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