Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, frequent interaction, and minimal emphasis on cooperation.
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Trails Of Tucana
Trails of Tucana is a flip-and-write game from the creators of Avenue and Doodle City that is quick and easy to play, but has enough depth to entertain gamers. Each player is given a map of the island Tucana, showing its villages and important sights. The positions of the village...
Players
1-8
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1.26
Rating
7.40
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Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, frequent interaction, and minimal emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
1.6
Low interaction
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.5
More strategic control
Replay value
Trails of Tucana offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The availability of expansions adds to the replay value, providing new content and gameplay elements. The game also offers deep strategic possibilities, allowing players to improve their strategies over time. The scalability of the game ensures a consistent and engaging experience regardless of the number of players. While it may take some time to learn, the game offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, Trails of Tucana has a strong replayability score of 8.0.
Luck profile
Trails of Tucana has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements, such as card draws, have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
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Trails of Tucana is a flip-and-write game from the creators of Avenue and Doodle City that is quick and easy to play, but has enough depth to entertain gamers. Each player is given a map of the island Tucana, showing its villages and important sights. The positions of the villages are randomized for each player, so every game will provide a unique puzzle. Each turn, one player flips over two terrain cards. Each player must draw — on their own map — a trail between two neighboring spaces of the shown terrains. Gradually, the trails will grow into a network of roads. Players score points by connecting matching harbors, and by connecting sights to harbors. Being the first to connect a pair of harbors provides bonus points. To add depth to the game, there are varying distribution of the different terrain cards. Mountain cards are for instance rarer than desert cards, so it would be harder to build a trail through a mountain range or over water than through desert or forest. Players need to take this into account when planning their routes. And they should maximize the probability that they will be able to make use of any combination of terrain cards that may come up. —description from designer AWARDS AND HONORS: 2021 Finnish Game of the Year (family) WINNER 2020 Norwegian Game of the Year WINNER 2020 Norwegian Game of the Year NOMINEE 2019 The Dice Tower SEAL OF EXCELLENCE
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Designers
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Kristian Amundsen Østby
Eilif Svensson
Artists
1
Gjermund Bohne
Publishers
1
Aporta Games
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