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1994 Ranked #21,925

The Way

Players rotate and replace cards in a path-building duel, opening routes from a start to a midpoint and back. Every adjustment can close an opponent’s route, so reaching the destination depends on reshaping the shared grid at the right time.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Print & Play Tile Placement Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.3/5

Rating

5.37

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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BoneGames produces a number of do-it-yourself free games. You download a PDF containing rules and components, and print out what is required for play.

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BoneGames produces a number of do-it-yourself free games. You download a PDF containing rules and components, and print out what is required for play. The Way is a two-player strategy game played on a 5x5 grid of cards, which are rotated and replaced to form paths to move upon. The first player to get to his destination, to find The Way, is the winner. The Way is very simple to play, but deviously so. Can you be the master of The Way? The object of the game is to get from your Start card to your Midpoint card and back again. By rotating and replacing cards, you try to open a Way for yourself whilst closing your opponent's. A game normally consists of three rounds of play. Several variants are listed in the rules.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.3/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Joshua Howard

Publishers

2
(Web published) BoneGames

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