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E
2011 · 2-6 players · 60min · weight 2.02 · 1,186 ratings
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Rating
5.68
Users rated
1,186
Owned
1,057
Wishing
354
At a glance
What playing it feels like, broken down.
Core loop
Place hex lava tiles to redirect flow; build walls to protect your village; play action cards to cool down or attack others.
What it gives you
How strongly each kind of experience comes through (0–3)
Sensation
2
Fantasy
1
Narrative
0
Challenge
2
Fellowship
1
Discovery
1
Expression
2
Submission
1
How it works (4 mechanics)
- [2]spatial_adjacency_scoring— “placing lava tiles defensively and strategically building walls of various materials to hold back the lava”
- [3]escalating_threat— “lava enters a village, its temperature increases until it has burned up completely”
- [2]on_play_trigger— “rewarded with action cards for directing lava to other villages; rotate, replace, or remove the hexagonal lava tiles”
- [2]event_card_disruption— “Action cards allow players to rotate, replace, or remove hexagonal lava tiles as well as cool down and fortify”
Under-the-radar score: -0.87
BGG tags
Mechanisms (3)
Categories (1)
Abstract Strategy