Each of our family members enjoys different types of games, but Ingenious is one we all love to play. Easy to set up and explain, we pull this out when we want to get straight to playing. It is surprising to see who ends up winning, which has been our 7 year old on more than one occasion!
This edition features plastic tiles and a peg board for keeping track. While I miss the wooden cubes, this new system prevents the inevitable loss of where one is at on their scoreboard when you would bump the cubes from their places. Personally, I would love to see a tray in which the wooden cubes are set in and held in place. But this peg system definitely works better than the original.
Ingenious may not have fancy artwork or amazing mechs, but the simple (and yet strategic) gameplay has you forget about that. It is great fun for experienced and new gamers alike. 5 stars!
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About Kosmos Games
Kosmos games build social skills, stimulate logical and strategic thinking, promote visual-spatial and math skills, cultivate physical coordination and manual dexterity, encourage family time, and inspire fair-mindedness, confidence, and honorable attitudes. German engineered and beautifully made, these games become enduring family favorites and game night classics.
Ingenious
The Ultimate Family Strategy Game
Players take turns placing colored tiles on the game board, earning points for the number of matching colored symbols that radiate outward in straight lines from the placed tile. The trick is that the winner is not necessarily the player who has the highest scores in a few colors. Rather, the player with the highest score in his or her lowest-scoring color wins! It’s ingenious and it’s hugely entertaining, time and time again.
- Ages 8 and up
- For 1 to 4 players
- Play Time: 45 minutes
About the Author
Reiner Knizia was born in 1957 and lives in Munich, Germany. He holds a PhD in Mathematics and has published numerous games in Germany and abroad. Among his greatest successes are winning the 'Deutscher Spielepreis' (German Game Prize) in 1993, 1998, 2000, and 2003, and the 'Spiel des Jahres' (Game of the Year) for 'Keltis,' which is based on 'Lost Cities.' Reiner Knizia specializes in games that offer simple rules and a lot of freedom of decision.
What do you get?
The game board consists of hexagonal spaces on which players lay their tiles. All 120 tiles, each shaped like two hexagons stuck together along one edge, remain in a drawstring bag until they are selected by players to replenish their stash of six tiles that they keep on their tile rack, hidden from their opponents' view. Scoring boards and pegs keep track of each player's progress as the board fills with tiles.
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How to playAt the start of the game, each player draws six tiles from the bag. The tiles have different colored symbols on them (six different symbols total). Players take turns placing tiles one at a time onto the game board to create lines of identical symbols. Earn points by counting the number of identical symbols originating from the placed tile and radiating outward in straight lines; players earn separate points for each of the six colors. At the end of the game (when the game board is completely filled with tiles), the final scores for each player are determined: a player's final score is the point value of their lowest scoring color. The player with the highest low score wins! |
Why you'll like itEasy to learn, Ingenious is simple, fun, and addictive! Fans of pattern building and tile placement games will find a lot to love in this entertaining strategy game that leaves little to chance. From acclaimed game designer Reiner Knizia, Ingenious is a perfect game for all ages; it is one of those rare games that appeals to serious gamers and casual 'non-gamers' alike. |
Game VariantsThe manual offers instructions for a four-player partnership game, allowing players to work in teams to pool their individual points. There's also a solitaire game option: fill up the game board with tiles and try to reach the highest low score. This variant is useful for players who want to get some practice before taking on an opponent. |
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I love the game but am very upset about the damaged box. All of my games are in perfect condition except this one. The game board came in the amazon white bag. When I normally buy games they come in a box and they never come damaged.
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