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2009 Ranked #18,769

Topas

This tile-placement card game has players connect matching gems and score the most points after seven rounds. Each placement is restricted by continuous rows, so building a rich match can also close off future scoring.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Pattern Building Tile Placement

Players

1-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.07/5

Rating

5.69

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

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?

A distant relative to Ingenious. There are 36 cards, each showing 1-3 gems in one of 4 different colors on each half.

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A distant relative to Ingenious. There are 36 cards, each showing 1-3 gems in one of 4 different colors on each half. Players place these cards on the table, creating a pattern, and score points for matching gems on adjacent cards. A player always has a hand of 3 cards. On his turn, he places one on the table, adjacent to at least one other card half. He now scores points for the number of gems matching the type/color of its neighbours. Placement and scoring are limited by the fact that there may never be more than 7 gems of one kind in a continuous row. The game ends after 7 rounds. The player with the highest total points wins. An enhanced edition from Wargames Club Publishing will include a sand timer and variant rules for more tight playing.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
1–4
Play time
15 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Reiner Knizia

Artists

1
Barbara Spelger

Publishers

2
AMIGO Wargames Club Publishing

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