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NMBR9

Stack numbers to score

Place and stack number-shaped tiles for scoring - a simple mechanism for an easy but not that simple game:

For numbers 0 to 9 there are eight geometric shapes for each number in the box; the shapes are made up - similar to Ubongo or Tetris tiles - from small squares and correspond roughly to the shape of digital numbers - 1 is L-shaped and 8 is composed from two staggered 4-part-squares; two number cards for each number are shuffled together and stacked face-down.

In each round, a number card is revealed and all players take this number out of the box and place it into their own display, in any rotation and always number side up - the second and any later tiles in the lowest level are placed orthogonally adjacent o another number, with at least one part-square length touching. In higher levels, a tile must be placed touching minimum two tiles in the level below, without covering gaps or exceeding the boundaries of the lower level. All tiles directly on the table are in Level Zero. You can place a tile in any level at any time or open a new level, always adhering to the placement rules. You can try out “in the air” how a tile could be placed to best advantage, but if you have decided on a position you cannot later move it, and you can only always take the current number from the box.  After 20 rounds, you score levels in your display from top to bottom, number value x level - so number in Level 0 are worth zero points! - and win with most points.

An elegant game, challenging and very good - a fantastic family game! And remember, copying your neighbors display will only give you the same number of points!

Players: 1-4

Age: 8+

Time: 30+

Designer: Peter Wichmann

Artist: Fiore GmbH

Price: ca. 20 Euro

Publisher: Abacusspiele 2017

Web: www.abacusspiele.de

Genre: Scoring placement

Users: For families

Special: 1 player

Version: de

Rules: de dk en fi fr it nl no se

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Comments:

Spiele Hit für Familien 2017

Simple rules

Solo variant included

Very attractive gamily game

Compares to:

Take it Easy for identical tiles for all; games with scoring of positions in levels

Other editions:

999 Games (fr nl), dV Giochi (it), Lautapelit (dk fi no se), Z-Man Games (en)

Chance (pink): 1

Tactic (turquoise): 3

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 1

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 0

Dexterity (green): 1

Action (dark green): 0