Chinagold (2004)

About this game

The game contains a topographic board, 91 gold-markers and three two-sided 'dice'. Both players search for gold, one in the mountains, and the other in the rivers. Every prospecting area is at the same moment part of a mountain and part of a river. If all gold is found in a prospecting area of a mountain or a river, the mountain or river player can protect the find. Thus the player that finds the gold first can block the other from the find.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 2.3/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.