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2018 Ranked #22,761

Tumball

Players balance beads onto a cluster of colored balls in a dexterity game, trying to empty their channels first. Dropped or dislodged beads return to a player’s supply, making each placement risk adding work back.

Action / Dexterity Children's Game Stacking and Balancing Hand Management

Players

2-4

Play time

20-30 min

Age

5+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

5.03

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 3.6/5

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?

On your turn, pick up a Bead from your channel and place it on the end of your Wand. Holding the Wand by the other end, carefully place the Bead on top of the cluster of Colored Balls.

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On your turn, pick up a Bead from your channel and place it on the end of your Wand. Holding the Wand by the other end, carefully place the Bead on top of the cluster of Colored Balls. When you’re ready, pull the Wand away. Your turn ends when one of the following occurs: A. You successfully place a Bead on the Cluster. B. You accidentally drop your Bead before you place it on the Cluster. If this happens, pick up the fallen Bead and add it to your Channel. C. You cause one or more of the Beads on the Cluster to fall. Pick up the fallen Beads and add them to your collection. The next player to your left takes a turn. The first player to get rid of all their Beads by placing them on the Cluster wins the game! —description from publisher's website

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
20–30 min
Age
5+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
(Uncredited)

Publishers

1
Hutter Trade GmbH + Co KG

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