Table feel
Ancestree has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to pay frequent attention to each other's strategies and turns. However, the game does not require much cooperation among players.
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Ancestree
Description from the publisher: In the tile-laying game Ancestree, players get to build their personal family trees! During each of three rounds, every player begins with a hand of six ancestor tiles. They choose one and pass the remaining tiles to the next player. The chosen anc...
Players
2-6
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1.81
Rating
6.22
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Ancestree has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to pay frequent attention to each other's strategies and turns. However, the game does not require much cooperation among players.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.2
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Ancestree offers a high level of variability with its gameboard and expansions, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The strategic depth and player interaction are also strong, providing room for improvement and engaging gameplay. The game scales well with different player counts and has a moderate learning curve. Overall, Ancestree has a solid replayability score of 7.9.
Luck profile
Ancestree has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions, luck still plays a significant role. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the other.
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Description from the publisher: In the tile-laying game Ancestree, players get to build their personal family trees! During each of three rounds, every player begins with a hand of six ancestor tiles. They choose one and pass the remaining tiles to the next player. The chosen ancestor is then added to the family tree, connected by leaves or hearts. Once five ancestor tiles have been added to the tree, the round ends. Players compare their family tree to those of their neighbors and gain points for the longest connected generations and for coin icons in their tree. After three rounds, players gain bonus points for all the marriages they have created. The player with the highest score wins!
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Designers
1
Eric M. Lang
Artists
1
Adelheid Zimmerman
Publishers
2
Calliope Games
Flick Game Studio
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