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2010 Ranked #16,924

Topology

An abstract tile-laying game has players place double-hex tiles to close line rings and score their lengths. Each placement can complete a loop for immediate points, creating tension over who finishes the growing network.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Pattern Building Tile Placement

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.33/5

Rating

6.59

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Topology is an abstract tile placement game. It is played with 52 tiles with double-hex shape.

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Topology is an abstract tile placement game. It is played with 52 tiles with double-hex shape. Each of the 2 edges is connected with another edge by a line. There are different combinations of lines, but they never cross. Before play, one randomly chosen tile is placed in the middle of the table. Each turn, the players draw 3 tiles and place them on the table adjacent to the tiles already placed. Whenever a ring of lines gets closed, the player who placed the last tile scores points according to the length of the ring. After all 52 tiles are placed, the player with the highest score is the winner. AWARDS: Topology is the 5th winner of the NESTORGAMES continuous abstract game design contest

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Gerd Breitenbach Markus Hagenauer

Artists

3
Gerd Breitenbach Markus Hagenauer Néstor Romeral Andrés

Publishers

1
nestorgames

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