Game Info
Year
2023
Players
1-6
Age
7+
Playtime
20 min
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Description
In Rafter Five, you and your fellow players want to build as large a raft as possible — but you want to end up being the only one who can board it.
To start, stack the box top and bottom to create a base, then place the five wooden rafter pieces on the starting card on top of the base.
On a turn, lift a rafter, place a raft card on the playing area, replace the rafter, then place one of your treasure chests somewhere on the raft...ideally in a precarious position because if someone else knocks off this chest, they must keep it in their hold. If a player collects five treasure chests owned by other players in their hold, they're out of the game! (You can knock off your own chests without penalty, but you're making the game easier for everyone else.)
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BoardGameBollocks Review at 0:55 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Load of de and a little bit of skill.
- Strategic placement of treasure chests to make it difficult for opponents.
- Good with nimble dexterity mechanism.
- Very cheap and quick dexterity game.
Cons
- Nothing really new, just another dexterity game.
- Party trick is the small box, it's been done before.
- Barrows heavily from Riff Raff, which does it better.
Thematic elements
- Dexterity game with treasure chests and rafters
Comparison games
- Riff Raff
- Via Pettie
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity — Players take rafters and lumber cards to build a structure, aiming not to collapse it.
- Set Collection — Players collect penalty points by having their treasure chests fall into the sea, aiming to avoid filling their penalty board.
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Quotes (from this video)
- we generally like to talk a lot of bollocks about tabletop gaming in general
- these oink games are about the size of my brother-in-law's penis
- it's like a sort of reverse Victory Point mechanism where you're trying to give other players victory points so that they lose
- the thing that we don't like about this is is for me personally it's insanely difficult
- don't expect a magnum opus these games have not fallen from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's ass
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Board Game Animal Review at 1:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Ton of fun as a filler game on Game Night with the whole family
- Compact and well-packaged for casual play
- Impressive depth of balance and planning for a small game
- Generally well-received by players in the transcript
Cons
- Can be tense or chaotic if players push the balance too far
- Requires steady hands and careful planning; less appealing for players seeking heavy strategy
Thematic elements
- Balancing on a fragile raft while collecting treasures
- A raft that grows and shifts as players balance moving rafters and keep treasure chests in place.
- playful, humorous
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity / balance — Players move rafters to balance a growing raft while keeping treasure chests in place.
- Risk Management — Choosing actions under the threat of the raft tipping or becoming unbalanced.
- spatial reasoning — Planning moves to maintain stability and maximize kept treasures as the raft expands.
- Stacking and Balancing — Players move rafters to balance a growing raft while keeping treasure chests in place.
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is a dexterity game
- it's a ton of fun as a filler game on Game Night with the whole family
- Exquisite levels of balance and foresight
- go check it out
- rafter 5 from oink games a small little dexterity game where you have to move the rafters in order to keep your treasure chests on the ever growing raft
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