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Knister

#5702BGG ↗

2007 · 1-12 players · 15min · weight 1.22 · 1,277 ratings

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Rating
5.73
Users rated
1,277
Owned
1,988
Wishing
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At a glance

What playing it feels like, broken down.

Core loop

Each die roll place the sum into one cell of your 5x5 grid; after 25 rolls score rows, columns, and diagonals like poker hands.

What it gives you
How strongly each kind of experience comes through (0–3)
Sensation
0
Fantasy
0
Narrative
0
Challenge
2
Fellowship
0
Discovery
0
Expression
2
Submission
3
How it works (4 mechanics)
  • [3]_other:grid_placement_poker_scoring— “each row and column scores 1-12 points depending on whether it's filled with a pair, triple, full house, straight, five-of-a-kind
  • [2]dice_mitigation— “each player places the sum rolled into one of the fields on his game board; planning where to place
  • [2]simultaneous_action_selection— “A round consists of 25 die rolls; each player places the sum rolled into one of the fields
  • [2]delayed_payoff— “points scored along the diagonals being doubled; after three rounds, whoever has the highest cumulative score wins
Under-the-radar score: -0.79

Sources (2)

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Mechanisms (2)
Categories (1)
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