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Würfel Bingo

Players

1-12

Time

?-?

Age

8+

Weight

1.24

Rating

6.33

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.2

Low interaction

Scaling 4.4

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.5

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' actions frequently, but there is limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Würfel Bingo has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. It offers a fresh and engaging experience each time it is played.

Luck profile

Würfel Bingo has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements such as dice rolls play a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While there is some room for players to influence or mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions, luck still plays a significant role. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the outcome. Overall, Würfel Bingo is a game where both luck and player decisions have a moderate influence on the final result.

Overview

In Würfel Bingo, a.k.a. High Score, each player takes a dry erase marker and a glossy game board with a 5x5 matrix. A round consists of 25 die rolls of two standard six-sided dice. After each die roll, each player places the sum rolled into one of the fields on his game board. After 25 rolls, each player tallies his points; each row and column scores 1-12 points depending on whether it's filled with a pair of matching numbers, a triple, a full house, a straight, a five-of-a-kind, and so on, with points scored along the diagonals being doubled. After three rounds, whoever has the highest cumulative score wins! Würfel Bingo, unlike High Score, features a double-sided game board with a 6x6 matrix on the reverse. When playing with this side, the game lasts only two rounds. Knister (2017) lists player count as 1-12.

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Credits

Designers

1
Heinz Wüppen

Artists

1
Oliver Freudenreich

Publishers

1
Ravensburger

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