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1966 Ranked #19,013

Switchboard

This shifting-path race game has players move tokens toward a finish while sliding tiles to shorten their own routes. Changing the board can trap opponents in broken segments, making every advance a chance to disrupt.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Dice Modular Board Roll / Spin and Move

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

5.92

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.1/5

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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How it plays

How does it play?

The playing surface consists of 36 tiles laid out numerically to form a square. Each tile contains spots which form a pathway; some form straight paths, some are angled paths and some form crossroads.

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The playing surface consists of 36 tiles laid out numerically to form a square. Each tile contains spots which form a pathway; some form straight paths, some are angled paths and some form crossroads. As players advance their tokens along the paths, they also move the tiles in an attempt to bottle up opponents while building the shortest possible path to the Finish for themselves. Thus, the pathway is continuously shifting, branching out, and breaking into segments. Also published in 1965 as a promotional game for Culligan, title "Hey, Culligan Man!".

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
3
Play time
45 min
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Carlton B. Wilder

Publishers

3
Culligan Piatnik Whitman

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