Award Winning Games 2013 - Spiel des Jahres

Kinderspiel des Jahres: recommended
Kinderspiel des Jahres: recommended
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Linus, der kleine Magier
Madagascar Catan Junior
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• 2 - 4 players
• age 3+
• about 10 minutes
• about 19 Euros
2 - 4 players •
age 6+ •
about 30 minutes •
about 27 Euros •
Casting of spells needs practise and patience!
Little Linus really ought to practice some more,
because he accidentally hexed some of his toys.
But which ones? The ball, the bat or the cat?
Thirty different toy tiles are laid out on the table,
with eighteen matching search cards face-up in
a stack. The player who‘s turn it is and who believes
he has found one of the bewitched toys,
places the figure of the little sorcerer with its
magnetic foot on the tile. If the tile is magically
attracted when the figure is lifted, the player
collects the toy and the matching search card.
If nothing happens, the next player tries his luck.
An exciting game that captivates beginners and
along the way encourages perception, motor
skills and memory.
Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, Alex the Lion
and Melman the Giraffe rove around the country
as competitors, each with their own traveling
circus. Where does it best pay to pitch the
circus tent? Do fields or meadows or forest or
desert bring advantages? By cleverly choosing
the best places, one can steadily expand right
across the board with the circus. As for the fascinating
game depth, the new, optimized „Catan
Junior“ can easily compete with its big brother
„Settlers of Catan“. Whereas the adults gather
and exchange resources, the children provide
an ample supply of popcorn and cocktails. The
moderate, child-friendly playing time and a very
workable and entertaining variant for two players
make this excellent tactical game interesting
not only for fans of the film Madagascar 3.
by:
Wolfgang Dirscherl
Publisher:
Schmidt Spiele /
Marke Drei Magier Spiele
Illustrator:
Rolf Vogt
by:
Klaus Teuber
Publisher:
Kosmos
Artwork:
Madagascar 3 and
Andreas Resch