Table feel
Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.
Nine Tiles
Players
2-4
Time
?-?
Age
6+
Weight
1
Rating
6.56
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
3.9
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.2
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.0
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Nine Tiles has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, expansions available, strategic depth, scalability, and moderate easiness to learn. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with multiple paths to victory and variable setups. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. There is ample room for players to improve their strategy over time, discovering new tactics and strategies. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, the overall learning curve is manageable. Overall, Nine Tiles provides a fresh and engaging experience, making it highly replayable.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Nine Tiles is 6, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
Overview
In Nine Tiles, each player takes nine double-sided tiles, with each side of a tile having one of six images, and arranges them in a 3x3 gird. Each image appears a total of three times on the tiles, with it being paired with a different image in each of the three instances. (The sets of nine tiles are identical, and they have 1-4 dots on them to help players sort the tiles.) Each round, one of the thirty goal cards is revealed, then players race to rearrange their tiles — flipping one tile at a time, or swapping two tiles — in order to make their nine tiles match the image shown on the card. Whenever a player thinks they've done this, they slap the card. If they're correct, they keep the card; if they're wrong, they still keep the card, but flipped face-down. If a player collect two face-down cards, they're out of the game. The first play to collect four (face-up) cards wins! By combining two sets of Nine Tiles, up to eight players can compete at once. When more than four people are in a game, reveal two of the thirty cards each round. Each player can claim at most one card in a round.
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Credits
Designers
1
Jean-Claude Pellin
Artists
3
Hiroko Izumida
Jun Sasaki
Hayabusa Sasaki
Publishers
1
Oink Games