Shifti (1977)

About this game

Shifti is similar to the game Shuttles, but four people can play. Players roll dice with stars and pips, and can move pieces when pips show up, and can shift the playing field when stars show up. If stars show up on both dice, your turn is over. To complicate matters, you can only move on black squares. First to get all four pieces kitty corner across the board wins, like in Pachisi.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.0/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.