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What this is
In Above and Below, players build their newly founded village above while exploring the caves and stories below. Players have their own personal village board, and they slide the villagers on this board to various areas to indicate that they've been given jobs to do. At the end of the game, the player with the most well-developed village wins!
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 90–120 minutes
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- First published
- 2015
- Designer
- Ryan Laukat
- Box size
- 29.7 × 29.7 × 7.3 cm
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Above and Below
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.3/10
- Ease of teach4.8/10
- Gateway friendliness4.7/10
- Component quality7.3/10
- Table presence6.3/10
- Travel friendliness5.9/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate6.2SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.4FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill4.2Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationStrong6.9Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy4.0LightHeavy
- Decision complexityBrain-burner4.3SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyA lot3.5No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.0Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheetsNo rulebook is available for this game yet. The Almanac only hosts documents a publisher has authorised, so nothing is offered here until that permission exists.
Box & shelf
29.7 × 29.7 × 7.3 cm
- Shelf volume
- 6.4 L
- Shelf width used
- 7.3 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 4
Source: measured