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Level 8 Das Brettspiel

Dice determine card actions

Players need to complete eight levels by collecting a different combination of cards for each level. The board has 28 action cases; at the start, two action markers of each player are placed at the start, the third one marks your current level. In your turn, you roll, move your markers and choose the card action of one of the target spots: Take one or two cards from any of the stacks  - take a card, maybe complete a level, discard a card on your stack and do another standard turn – discard one to three cards, one by one, and draw this number +1 cards from the draw pile – all players in turn draw a card from the draw pile – take a joker from the middle or, if not available, a card from any stack – ask all players in turn for a certain card, if you get it, the donor draws a card – all put down three cards, you choose any one of the cards, the donor draws a replacement from the draw pile – you may choose one of the above actions.

Then you can complete your current level by putting down the appropriate combination. Then you can put down more cards from hand into other displays on the table and, finally, you discard a card to your personal stack. If you are out of cards, the round ends and you may advance your level marker and level indicator by two levels. All other players who completed a level in this round, move their marker and indicator by one level. Whoever completes all levels first, wins.

The board game is a thrilling adaptation of the card game, of course a bit more complex and takes a bit longer to play, and over long stretches it is even more unpredictable, but at least you can choose the card action of your turn.

Players: 2-6

Age: 10+

Time: 60+

Designer: Susanne Armbruster

Artist: Arthur Wagner

Price: ca. 31 Euro

Publisher: Ravensburger 2016

Web: www.ravensburger.de

Genre: Dice, card collecting

Users: For families

Version: de

Rules: de

In-game text: no

Comments:

Interesting adaptation of the basic mechanism

More complex and with a longer playing time

Mainly chance-driven

Compares to:

Level 8 Card Game

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 3

Tactic (turquoise): 1

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 0

Dexterity (green): 2

Action (dark green): 0