twenty one
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| Game data | |
| author | Steffen Benndorf , Reinhard Staupe |
| publishing company | Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| Art | dice game |
| Teammates | 2 to 6 |
| Duration | about 15 minutes |
| Age | from 8 years |
twenty one (English for "twenty-one") is a dice game with six dice by Steffen Benndorf and Reinhard Staupe , which was published in 2017 by Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag and presented at the Nuremberg Toy Fair . Like the game Qwixx, also developed by Benndorf, and the game Qwinto by Uwe Rapp and Bernhard Lach , which were published by the same publisher, the game combines the color of the dice with the number of points in the evaluation. It can be played with two to six players, with around 15 minutes of playing time allowed for a game. The recommended minimum age for players is eight years.
Gameplay
The twenty one game material consists of a game block and six dice, one of which is white, black, red, blue, yellow and green. In the game block there are also six different game slips with different dice order. Five horizontal rows are shown with dice, the numerical values are identical and only the dice colors are different. The numerical values of a horizontal row are the values 6 to 1, in total as 21. The aim of the game is to achieve the most points on the game slip at the end of the game.
Game flow
At the beginning of the game, each player is given a different piece of paper and a pen to write down the dice results. In the game, the individual rows must be worked through from top to bottom, so the players must first completely fill out and evaluate the first row in each case before they can start with the next row. However, the players have different speeds and can be in different rows in the same round. The game ends as soon as a player has completed and scored the fifth row.
The starting player is drawn by lots, the players in turn roll the dice. The active player in each case throws all six dice openly and can then choose whether to accept the roll or to roll again. If he rolls again, he must roll all dice again with the exception of the ones, the ones must be kept. After the game, each player has to enter at least one number from the throw in his current row or delete a number if he cannot enter anything. If several dice match, a player may enter several or all values. A number thrown on the dice may always be entered if the dice corresponds to the color on the piece of paper and the number is equal to or less than the number shown. If the number corresponds exactly to the number shown, the field is also marked as a “hit” with a small cross, which gives a bonus in the final evaluation. If the player has to cross a field because he cannot use a die, he must cross the leftmost empty field.
When a player has completed a row, that row is scored. All entered values are added up, fields that are crossed out do not bring any points; A maximum of 21 points can be achieved per row. Then the number of hits per row is determined and bonus points are determined according to the table at the bottom of the rating slips, which are added to the result. Together with six hits, a maximum of 21 + 21 = 42 points can be achieved in a row. Once a row has been evaluated, the player starts filling in the next row.
The game ends as soon as a player has completed their last row and scored. All other players then still rate their current row, even if it is only partially filled. Then each player adds up the scores of the individual rows. The player with the highest overall result wins.
Development and reception
The game twenty one was developed by Steffen Benndorf and Reinhard Staupe and published in 2017 by Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag (NSV), it was released at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in February of that year. The Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag published the game in a German and a German / English version, and in the same year a Dutch version was published by White Goblin Games .
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d rules of the game for twenty one at Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag (NSV); accessed on March 15, 2017.
- ↑ Versions of twenty one in the BoardGameGeek game database; accessed on March 15, 2017.
Web links
- twenty one in the game database BoardGameGeek (English)
- twenty one in the Luding games database
- twenty one on brettspielbox.de