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2020 Ranked #3,190

Shifting Stones

Pattern puzzle game where players swap and flip mystical tiles to match cards in a rocky grid. Every rearrangement costs a card, so each move must create the most scoring patterns without spending the tools needed later.

Family Games Abstract Strategy Ancient Pattern Building

Players

1-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.24/5

Rating

6.49

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.9/5

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?

Leave no stone unturned! Nine mystical tiles lie before you in a grid of rocky ruins.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Pattern Building

Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
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Leave no stone unturned! Nine mystical tiles lie before you in a grid of rocky ruins. Rearrange the tiles to match one or more of the patterns in your hand. The catch is that you must sacrifice a card every time you swap or flip a tile. Carve out the most points in Shifting Stones, and your victory will be set in stone! —description from the publisher

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Type

1
Family Games

Category

2
Abstract Strategy Ancient

Mechanism

1
Pattern Building

Family

3
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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–5
Best with
1–4
Play time
20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
J. Evan Raitt

Artists

1
Kwanchai Moriya

Publishers

1
Gamewright

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