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On the hill of Al-Sabika in Granada, the Nasrid dynasty created one of the most impressive constructions in history, the Alhambra.
In Sabika, you play the role of one of the Nasrid nobles who contributed to the construction of the towers, gardens, and palaces of this ancient monument. In addition to this honorable task, you have to establish trade routes through Europe and the Maghreb. These routes will provide you with sufficient income to be able to take on the demanding tribute that has been commanded by the Catholic Monarchs. In exchange for your work, you will receive military protection against the various conflicts of the Taifas Kingdom.
Sabika implements a novel mechanism that integrates three interrelated rondels. Each rondel focuses on a different scenario: the construction of the Alhambra, the carving of poems in its halls, and the export of goods along the trade routes. All of this takes place over five eras (rounds), and at the end of the fifth round, the player who has accumulated the most prestige points takes the victory.
—description from the publisher
GTS 2016 - Codinca
- Thematic element is special.
- Interesting mechanics and strategy with spirit cards.
- Can be played quickly (10-15 minutes) or be a deep, thinking game for an afternoon.
- Available at retail stores.
- Treasure hunters
- Incan temple
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action points — During a turn, you have two actions that you can take, a maximum of two actions.
- hand management — You're dealt three [spirit cards] at the start of the game, and they allow you to perform a bonus action... Once you use these, they're discarded. So, having only three, it, you know, it plays a big part in the strategy as far as when you want to use them and how you want to use them.
- set collection — Trying to solve four puzzles before your opponents do.
- special actions — Spirit cards allow you to perform a bonus action such as a 'line push' or a 'rotation'. They also have a 'trap' function.
- tile flipping — Flipping one of the the tiles from its stone side to its gold side or vice versa.
- Tile switching — Switching the location of one of your tiles with an adjacent tile.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Hi everyone, welcome to Watch It Played.
- My name is Rodney Smith. We're here at the GTS distribution come and play day in Atlanta 2016.
- Kadinka is a game where you're playing treasure hunters and you're in an Incan temple and you all reach a door, two to four players, by the way.
- So, what we're trying to do with our tiles is we're trying to solve four puzzles before your opponents do.
- And whoever lost then insists they play again and try to beat them, right?
- Well, thank you very much, Anthony, for giving us a great overview how this game works.
- And to the rest of you, until the next episode, thanks for watching.
References (from this video)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- hi everyone I'm at Essence Spiel Germany
- Sabika from the creator of bitoku I believe