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Pins & Needles is a climbing/shedding game for 2 to 3 players using 2 to 3 sets of double six dominoes. Your goal is to shed out all your tiles.
The unique twist to this game is that you can climb up or down the ranks depending on the combination lead to the play. Each player gets a double blank tile, which is a wild tile, to offer flexibility.
When you shed out, for each opponent with 5 or more tiles in their hands, you score bonus points. Therefore, you must skillfully shed out all your tiles while also denying others from getting bonus points.
This game is inspired by Sean Ross’s domino games (Clackerjack, Daiquiri, and Fiddich). Pins & Needles is a gentler introduction to those games by being easier to setup, quicker to parse through the hand, and without the complexities of partnership play.
- Unique set collection mechanism.
- Interesting pacing with dual goals of building a large hand and playing tiles quickly.
- Stops other players from gaining majority points.
- Ticket to Ride
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hand Management — Players manage a large hand of cards and decide when to play them for points or to place tiles on the board.
- Set Collection — Players collect sets of cards, which can then be played to place polyominoes on the board or held for points.
- Tile Placement — Playing a set of cards allows players to place a polyomino tile onto the board.
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