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Moeraki-Kemu

Guardians of the Beach

Two Maori tribes lay claim to holy ground; the winner of the confrontation on the beach near the rocks can use the beach and is responsible for it to Mother Nature. If a whale runs abeach and is returned to sea, the claim is decided again.

The starting player places the neutral Moeraki marble and both players alternate in placing a marble, marbles placed cannot be relocated. If a square is enclosed by marbles, the player with the majority of marbles there places one of his tribal tiles. You win the game when you completely enclose a square with your own tiles only of if you create a diagonal row between edges or if you occupy all four dents along a straight edge. If none of these conditions apply you win, when all dents are occupied, with the majority points from tiles placed. In the master version Warrior pieces are introduced. In the master version of the game Warrior pieces, the so called Tanes, are introduced. Once in the game you can place your Tane instead of a tribal tile. Along his line of sight he removes all tribal tiles and blocks all those squares for majorities. When the lines of sight of both Tanes cross, the crossing square is not blocked.

Moeraki-Kemu is a beautiful game, elegant and sophisticated, with wooden board and glass marbles, the warrior figurines are hand-made. The mechanics of the game are beautiful too, and the many ways to win are a surprise – you should take care not to be surprised by a quick end because you overlooked a trap! If you want a longer game, you can use the Moeraki range to choose the number of games you must win for an overall win of the game.

Players         : 2

Age             : 8+

Duration       : 25+

Designer      : Stefan Kiehl

Artist           : Florian Buchner

Price            : ca. 50 Euro

Publisher      : Kiehly

Web             : www.kiehly.de

Genre          : Setzspiel

Users           : With friends

Special         : 2 players

Version        : de

Rules           : de

In-game text : no

Commentary:

Very attractive background story * pretty and elegant components * some very good rules details * remarkably many ways to win

Vergleichbar:

Other placement games with formation of groups or lines and enclosure of territories

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance: 0

Tactic: 3

Strategy: 1

Creativity: 0

Knowledge: 0

Memory: 0

Communication: 0

Interaction: 3

Dexterity: 0

Action: 0