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What this is
In Ginkgopolis, players build upwards as well as outwards to control the most buildings in a future eco-city. Players reveal these cards, adding new tiles to the border of the city in the appropriate location or placing tiles on top of existing tiles. When they add a new tile to the city, they take a "power" card of the same color, and these cards provide they additional abilities during the game, allowing they to scale up their building and point-scoring efforts.
At a glance
- Players
- 1–5
- Listed play time
- 45 minutes
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- First published
- 2012
- Designer
- Xavier Georges
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Ginkgopolis
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 replayability6.9/10
- Ease of teach6.7/10
- Gateway friendliness6.7/10
- Component quality5.8/10
- Table presence5.6/10
- Travel friendliness6.6/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.6SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive5.1FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.5Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.7Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate2.7LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate2.9SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.2No textText-heavy
- Table spaceCafé two-top4.5Lap trayTwo tables
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