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2005 Ranked #18,239

Simpei

A tic-tac-toe style abstract game has players place and move head-up or head-down figures under special rules to make three in a row. Restricted placement and movement make each alignment a compact positional puzzle.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Pattern Building Category: n in a row Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

5.93

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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This a "tic-tac-toe" style game by the Japanese company Bandai. It features cute little figures which can be placed on some places of the board head-up and in some others head-down.

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This a "tic-tac-toe" style game by the Japanese company Bandai. It features cute little figures which can be placed on some places of the board head-up and in some others head-down. The objective is to get three in a row, but there are some specific rules governing movement and placement. The name of the game is pronounced as "shim-pay". It was named after the designer, Shimpei Takahashi.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Shimpei Takahashi

Artists

1
(Uncredited)

Publishers

1
Bandai

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