Our good friends recently bought us Qwirkle, a tile-based game that has the universal appeal of Rummikub. Qwirkle pits 2-4 players into matching colors and shapes for maximum points per turn.
Qwirkle comes with a cloth bag that serves two purposes:
- Serves as a place to store all of the tiles when done with the game.
- Acts as a draw pile/bag to pass around, as players must keep 6 tiles in their hands at all times.
For me, the bag of tiles also acts as a visual indicator to show me how much longer the game is going to take to play. One of my unwritten rules, with tabletop games, is that I have to be able to visually see/know that the game is going to end. Too many long games of Risk, Settlers of Catan, and Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot have burned me out on 2+ hour games.
Knowing that the game is going to end gives me hope; Hope that I won’t be treated as a tabletop hostage.
A few games that embrace this rule:
- King Domino
- Carcassonne
- Chicken Foot (a Dominos-like variation)
- Cranium Whoonu
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