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Spectrangle

color to color for points

A classic game is back; after nine years, Spectrangle - first published in 1992 - is given another and very well-earned comeback at Jumbo.

The game features 36 triangular tiles; each tile is again divided into three triangles of individual color; the tiles com in all variants from three part-triangles of the same color to tiles with three triangles of varying colors, all in all there are five different colors; the completely white tile is a joker. Each tile carries a number value between 1 and 6. You begin with four tiles and one scoring marker on the scoring track; in a game of two teams each team member has one scoring marker of a pair in the same color. The active player places a triangle with at least one color corresponding edges to a triangle already on the board. A triangle that was placed cannot be moved, you must place a triangle if possible and if you place one, you draw one. You are allowed to swap one of your triangles for one from general stock. The value of the currently placed triangle is multiplied by the number of corresponding edges and - if placed on a bonus case - also with this case value. When all triangles are placed, or nobody can place a triangle tile anymore, you deduct the value of your remaining triangles from your score and win with most points.

Spectrangle is a cleverly simple placement game; in team play, you can prepare a high score for your partner, as you see his pieces; a game with three players is barely plannable, whereas a game for two allows quite a bit of planning. With all numbers of players, there is a high replay value and a lot of fun with this quickly explained game.

Players: 2-4

Age: 8+

Time: 45+

Designer: Alain John Fraser-Dacker, Lester Wynne Jordan, Maxwell Graham Gordon

Artist: not named

Price: ca. 22 Euro

Publisher: Jumbo Diset 2017

Web: www.jumbo.eu

Genre: Tile placement

Users: For families

Version: multi

Rules: de en fr nl

In-game text: no

Comments:

New edition

Simple basic rules

Lots of fun and in-game depth

Compares to:

Triominos and other triangle placement games

Other editions:

Currently none

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