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Switchbacks

Game ID: GID0445762
Game Info
Year
2022
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
15 min
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Description

In Connect37, players place tiles numbered 1 to 37 into a hexagonal grid. When they place a tile, they may also place one of their chips onto it. At the end of the game, players check for groups of tiles on the board with consecutive numbers such that you can trace a sequential path; any player chips on these tiles are worth points. The player with the most points wins.

Switchbacks keeps the same gameplay as the original release, but with players now going on a mountain-trekking expedition and marking the trail along the way, ideally building connected paths.

Description

In Connect37, players place tiles numbered 1 to 37 into a hexagonal grid. When they place a tile, they may also place one of their chips onto it. At the end of the game, players check for groups of tiles on the board with consecutive numbers such that you can trace a sequential path; any player chips on these tiles are worth points. The player with the most points wins.

Switchbacks keeps the same gameplay as the original release, but with players now going on a mountain-trekking expedition and marking the trail along the way, ideally building connected paths.

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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Good and simple
  • Liked by players
  • Worth trying with more players
Cons
  • Can feel like a tie often in two-player
  • Might play better with more players
Thematic elements
  • Placing hikers and tiles to create paths
  • Hiking trails
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Majority — The player with the most hikers on complete paths wins.
  • Hand Management — Players manage a hand of three tiles.
  • Route Building — Players aim to create consecutive paths with their hikers.
  • Tile Placement — Players place hexagonal tiles to create pathways on the board.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • this is my favorite of all the allplay games psychic Pizza delivers
  • this is the right board I'm going to write a stupid slurp
  • this is a brain burn game man
  • I really liked it I'm into it
  • it's just like a variation of can't stop
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