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Cinco

Play 18, mark 57?!

Cinco is an „old“ new version of the x-in-a-row mechanism. The game was published first in USA in 1958 and republished again several times und different names. Now franjos has re-discovered the game and published as Cinco.

The game comprises 90 number cards with values 1-90 and sets of 35 markers in three different colors. In your turn you either play a card, and place a marker on the spot with this or any higher number, or you draw a card up to the limit of four cards in your hand or you discard all four cards and draw four new cards. You may play a card even if you cannot place a corresponding marker, because no correct spot is available. If you are the first to form a straight uninterrupted line of 5 markers you win the game.

The rules list a variant: A card that cannot be played anymore because all possible spots are taken can be treated as if was the card of value 1 and you can place a marker on any spot of your choice. If so wanted, you can also play with 6 people, either in two or in three teams.

Of course the game is similar to all versions of row forming games, from 4 IN A ROW to Gomoku, this is also mentioned in the rules. But the number cards change the game principle dramatically, especially the harmless seeming rule of using card x for any value equal to x or higher than x. This introduces a high chance element, planning is nearly impossible, and it takes a while to avoid sticking to the direct link between card value and value of the number spot on the board. Cinco is still simple, good and good fun, no wonder that the game keeps returning.

Spieler         : 2-4

Alter            : ages 8 and up

Dauer           : ca. 20 min

Autor           : unstated

Grafik          : unstated

Titel            : ident

Preis            : ca. 25,00 Euro

Verlag          : franjos 2010

www.franjos.de

Genre                    : Placement game with cards

Zielgruppe             : For families

Mechanismen         : Use cards to place markers

Kommentar:

New edition, first edition USA 1958

Very simple and short rules

Very high factor of chance

Rethinking of approach necessary

Vergleichbar:

Just for Fun for using cards to place markers, otherwise all row-forming games

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