Ubongo: Das Kartenspiel

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.8

High replayability

Interaction 1.8

Low interaction

Scaling 3.5

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a focus on strategic confrontation and frequent attention to other players' actions.

Replay value

Ubongo: Das Kartenspiel has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds some new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement over time. Player interaction is limited but present. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It has a moderate easiness to learn, allowing players to grasp the rules and depth within a reasonable time. Overall, Ubongo: Das Kartenspiel has a solid replayability score of 7.6.

Luck profile

Ubongo: Das Kartenspiel has a moderate influence of luck. While random elements like card draws have a notable impact on the game outcome, players have substantial ability to mitigate this randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game relies on a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with player decisions playing a significant role in determining the outcome. Overall, luck plays a minor role in the game, making it more dependent on player strategy and decisions.

Overview

In Ubongo: Das Kartenspiel, players must once again figure out how to fit together the Ubongo pieces with which designer Grzegorz Rejchtman confronts them. Each round, a player receives nine cards at random from the appropriate deck for that round; each card shows six Ubongo pieces, with the pieces laid out in a 2x3 grid. Everyone simultaneously tries to "connect" seven of their nine cards. Two cards are connected when they lay adjacent to one another with a pair of symbols on one card touching a matching pair of symbols on the adjacent card. The first person to lay down seven cards in that manner shouts "Ubongo" and earns 10 points, while everybody else scores as many points as they have connected cards on the table. (If any player has made a mistake while placing cards, including the player who ended the round, that player scores zero points for the round.) For the second round, players flip over their nine cards and use them. For rounds 3-6, players receive cards from two new decks. After six rounds, the player with the highest score wins.

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