Table feel
Stroop has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.
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Stroop
Stroop is a real-time observation game based on the psychological Stroop Effect, which is a phenomenon caused by different functions of the brain interfering with one another. The cards in Stroop each display a single word. The words are printed in several colors (black, red, blu...
Players
2-4
Time
10-15
Age
8+
Weight
1.71
Rating
6.32
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Stroop has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.
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
3.7
More strategic control
Replay value
Stroop has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement over time. Player interaction is moderate. It scales well with different numbers of players. The game is relatively easy to learn, striking a balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Stroop has a solid replayability score of 7.9.
Luck profile
Stroop has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements have minimal impact on the game outcome, and 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.
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Stroop is a real-time observation game based on the psychological Stroop Effect, which is a phenomenon caused by different functions of the brain interfering with one another. The cards in Stroop each display a single word. The words are printed in several colors (black, red, blue, and yellow), sizes (big and little), and styles (hollow and solid), and they have different numbers of letters (three, four, five, and six). The challenge is to read one word and quickly match it with the description of another word — without regard to what the second word says. In the first round of the game, players are dealt an equal number of cards, and a card is turned face-up in the center of the table, forming the base of a pile. Players then race to find a card in their deck that the center card describes, and place this on top of the pile, changing the center card. Play continues until one player runs out of cards. The second round of the game is similar to the first, except that the rule for eligible cards to play is reversed: now a card may be played only if its text describes the qualities of the card in the center. The player with the fewest cards remaining wins.
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Designers
1
Jonathan Chaffer
Artists
3
Josh Cappel
Christopher Kirkman
Ma?gorzata Wójcicka
Publishers
1
Grand Gamers Guild
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