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Pencil Park

Pencil Park is a "roll-and-write" game in which you must build your city one shape at a time. Each turn, you roll three dice. You must choose one of those dice as the shape you will fill in on your city map. The sum of the remaining two dice determine which type of development wi...

Players

1-10

Time

15-20

Age

14+

Weight

1.83

Rating

6.80

Should this hit the table?

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Pencil Park has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to others' strategies and turns. While there is some level of cooperation required, it is not a major focus of the game. Overall, Pencil Park offers a good level of player interaction.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.8

High replayability

Interaction 3.8

Highly interactive

Scaling 3.5

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Pencil Park has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to others' strategies and turns. While there is some level of cooperation required, it is not a major focus of the game. Overall, Pencil Park offers a good level of player interaction.

Replay value

Pencil Park offers a high degree of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The availability of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The strategic depth of the game provides room for players to improve their strategy over time. The game scales well with different numbers of players, maintaining its appeal and balance. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort. Overall, Pencil Park has a solid replayability score of 7.6.

Luck profile

Pencil Park has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While some strategic decisions can influence the outcome, luck still plays a significant role. The game is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with the game outcome being determined by both player decisions and luck.

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Pencil Park is a "roll-and-write" game in which you must build your city one shape at a time. Each turn, you roll three dice. You must choose one of those dice as the shape you will fill in on your city map. The sum of the remaining two dice determine which type of development will fill that shape. Use your space wisely and avoid overlapping shapes!

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Designers

2
Adam P. McIver Daniel Solis

Artists

1
Daniel Solis

Publishers

1
Smart Play Games

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