Shuttles

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.2

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Shuttles has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their strategy over time. The player interaction score is moderate. Shuttles scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, it offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, Shuttles has a strong replayability score of 7.9.

Luck profile

Shuttles has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning, luck still plays a significant role. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, Shuttles offers a good balance between luck and player agency.

Overview

From the box: Shuttles is a game of strategy for two players, ages 8 to adult. By moving playing pieces and game board sliders, players maneuver around variable barriers in a race to be the first to reach their goal. This challenging game develops strategic thinking skills, and by solving strategy problems, helps children to develop solutions to real-life problems." The board is made up of nine or seven horizontal rows ("sliders") containing various combinations of holes and barriers. The players start with five pegs each, on opposite ends of the board, and attempt to be the first to get all of their pegs to the other side. On a turn, the player can either move a peg orthogonally as far as they want without crossing a boundary, or they can move one of the rows left or right, shifting the location of the holes and barriers in an attempt to block their opponent's moves or open a path for their own pegs.

Mechanism

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Network and Route Building Pattern Recognition

Family

1

Players: Two Player Only Games

Type

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Credits

Designers

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Philip Shoptaugh

Publishers

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Be Good Company Chad Valley Co Ltd. Discovery Toys Four Generations

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