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The fun mint-tin sized dexterity game that gamers and non-gamers will love!
Tinderblox sets players in a campfire setting, where each player will attempt to grow the fire. But watch out! Place the blocks badly and you risk burning down the camp!
Each turn, players draw a card from the campfire deck which instructs them to place a log, an ember, or any combination of them in various orientations on top of the campfire. Players use tweezers to "play with fire" and if you drop anything, you're considered a fire hazard and you're removed from the game. The player who is the most careful with fire wins!
Differences between Tinderblox Day, Night and Sunset:
Tinderblox Day is the original game.
Tinderblox Night is a limited edition version which includes more challenging cards.
Tinderblox Sunset includes the Marshmallow mini-expansion (otherwise sold separately) and is made from FSC-compliant materials.
- Fun dexterity challenge
- Portable for camping
- Interesting tactile component with tweezers
- building a fire
- camping
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — The cards will indicate how to stack the pieces.
- dexterity — It's a dexterity stacking game where most of the heat comes from testing players' balancing abilities.
- Stacking — Players will be flipping different cards that indicate how to stack the pieces.
- Tweezers — You'll need to use a pair of tweezers to lift the entire structure and place it on the fire.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- This is a game about building a fire.
- Tinder Blocks is a dexterity stacking game where most of the heat comes from testing players' balancing abilities.
- It's all about fitting the different pieces into a precarious structure.
- It's a game I can picture taking with me camping.
References (from this video)
- Very small footprint for portability
- Supports up to six players
- Easy to learn and play
- Not thematic
- campfire construction through dexterity-based actions
- camping trip / campsite environment
- abstract
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity — players use tweezers to build up a campfire by placing small components
- set collection / spatial placement — building up a structure on a shared board or setup using tiny pieces
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- I think I just got lost in the shuffle of as soon as like the wind hit and we were cooking dinner
- This is by Ryan Courtney, illustrated by Seth Lucas
- It's not going to be standard. It is for sure the deluxe edition because it's impossible to play anything else
- There are a ton of different wooden meeples
- The artwork in these cards though, so fun
- I can't wait to collect as many wolves as I can because that is the only goal of the game apparently
- The deluxe edition because it's impossible to play anything else