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Kniffel

Das KArtenspiel

Perpetual Motion Machine was a game on the construction of the most efficient machine by placement of cubes. Kniffel Das Kartenspiel cleverly relates the mechanism to an evergreen among dice games, because as in Kniffel the aim of Kniffel Das Kartenspiel are poker combinations, too.

Depending on the number of players you start the game with 18, 20 or 24 cubes, a surplus is set aside. Three of those cubes you place in your active zone beneath your personal board, the rest is your personal reserve and is placed above your personal board. Now you place three cubes from your personal reserve on spots on the board, always beginning with the lowest level; two cubes in a row are possible. Finally you are dealt three cards are four cards are displayed on the table.

Then in turn you can take choose one of three actions: 1) draw cards according to the requirements in Full House and Color rows; 2) play cards for poker-combinations and place cubes accordingly. When a level demands placement of several cubes and you do not have them in your active zone you cannot play the card combination. 3) Discard any cards and bring cubes into your active zone, one cube per card you are discarding. Poker combinations you placed earn you advantages, e.g. a straight raises the limit for cards in your hand. If you are first to place all your cubes you win.

The mechanism fits Kniffel perfectly; the clever management of your cubes is an additional attractive element, and the chance element from drawing cards is mitigated a bit by the open display; the challenge if you can acquire the necessary card on time is high and so is the fun in playing this game.

Players: 2-4

Age: 8+

Time: 30+

Designer: Ted Alspach

Artist: Anne Pätzke, Maike Schiller

Price: ca. 18 Euro

Publisher: Schmidt Spiele 2013

Web: www.schmidtspiele.de

Genre: Card game

Users: For families

Version: de

Rules: de

In-game text: no

Comments:

New edition of Perpetual Motion Machine with a new topic

Abstract game

Element of chance due to drawing of cards

Fun and challenging game

Compares to:

Kniffel Dice game and all other games using placement of markers for card combinations according to card usage

Other editions:

Perpetual Motion Machine, Bézier Games

Chance (pink): 2

Tactic (turquoise): 1

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 0

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0