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Reidemeister

Crossing strings

As an apprentice to a knot master in Topologia you control strings and form patterns shown on cards with them. Each player has a set of strings - one yellow string made up from two interlinked circles, two red strings and one blue string - and three markers for three points. The blue string is used for shapes made up from one circle, the red strings are used to make up shapes of two separate circles. Two cards are on display and all choose one of the images to replicate. If you are done, you say “Reidemeister” and, as the current Reidemeister, turn over the timer for 10 seconds checking-time. When there is no protest within this time, the Reidemeister gets the points stated on the card as markers from stock.

If there is a protest and there is a mistake in the shape, the Reidemeister must give the points on the card to the Protester; if you do not have enough you give him what you have. If there is protest and there is no mistake in the replication, you as Reidemeister get the points as noted on the card and all other players, with the exception of the Protester, get one point from stock. If you accumulate 18 points, you win.

In the Race Variant each player has his own deck and try to get through it as fast as he can. The Reidemeister of the round discards his card if his replicate was without mistake. In the version for children you play without scoring.

A new string game from Japan that sounds easy and is not easy at all; the challenge begins already with understanding the task set by the image - which string goes above in a crossing and which one goes below? Tricky, interesting and, all the same, a lot of fun.

Players: 2-5

Age: 10+

Time: 20+

Designer: BakaFire Ito, Koi-Para Shibucho

Artist: BakaFire

Price: ca. 22 Euro

Publisher: BakaFire Party / Japon Brand 2015

Web: www.japonbrand.com

Genre: Pattern replication, topology

Users: With friends

Version: multi

Rules: de en fr jp

In-game text: no

Comments:

Seemingly simple mechanism

Great challenge for spatial thinking

Three versions included

Compares to:

Puzzles demanding pattern recognition and arrangement repetition

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 0

Tactic (turquoise): 0

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 3

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 0

Dexterity (green): 3

Action (dark green): 2