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UbongoEnglish language editionList Price: $44.99
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Fast! Captivating! Simple!
Fast because all players are trying simultaneously to cover their Ubongo spaces with the appropriate tiles.
Captivating because you don't want to stop and excitedly look forward to the next round.
Simple because the rules for playing Ubongo are explained in only a few sentences.
And here's how the game works: Each player receives their own puzzle board and 12 tiles, all shaped differently. Then one player throws the die and turns the sand timer. Which tiles will have to be placed on each player’s board is determined by the icon on the die. Now each player tries to place their tiles and solve the puzzle as fast as possible. The fastest player shouts "Ubongo!" and is allowed to move their pawn on the common game board and take two jewels. Meanwhile the other players continue to solve their puzzle -- as long as the sand timer is running, they are allowed to place their tiles and collect jewels. The player who has collected the most jewels of one color is the winner! And that player won't necessarily always be the fastest.
This game was a different game that was bought for my son by his grandfather. Having no clue what it would be like but knowing how we love family board games, we opened it up and to our surprise it was so much fun! Solving the puzzles with our nine year old made you think, figure out different ways to look at things, all while having fun trying to beat your opponent. We cannot stop playing this game. Our son beats us most of the time. We had our adult neighbors come over and the adults just played it and they loved it. I cannot imagine why anyone would not love this game but it is great in my opinion. Our neighbors are planning on buying this game.
