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Ido

From the Rio Grande website: IDO is both a work of art and a game. You may want to display it permanently in your living room. Players move colorful blocks on the abstract board trying to get four of their blocks from one side to the other. Players may also move the board to chan...

Players

2-4

Time

?-?

Age

12+

Weight

2.13

Rating

5.84

Should this hit the table?

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Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct confrontation and strategic depth.

Teach 2.1

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct confrontation and strategic depth.

Replay value

ido has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The availability of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game also provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement in player strategy. The player interaction score is moderate, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While ido may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, ido has a strong replayability score of 7.85.

Luck profile

Ido has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While there is some room for players 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.

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From the Rio Grande website: IDO is both a work of art and a game. You may want to display it permanently in your living room. Players move colorful blocks on the abstract board trying to get four of their blocks from one side to the other. Players may also move the board to change the board’s geometric pattern and move their pieces closer to their goal. The first player to move of his pieces across the board is the winner! 5th Place 1997 Hippodice Spieleautorenwettbewerb (as Mondrian).

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Credits

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Designers

1
Bernhard Weber

Artists

1
Franz Vohwinkel

Publishers

2
Goldsieber Spiele Rio Grande Games

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