RAMbots (2001)

About this game

RAMbots is an Icehouse game for two to four players. Each player controls a single RAMbot, and will lay out strings of instructions which tell the RAMbot how to move and shoot beams of colored energy. The first player to tag four goals in a specified order wins the game. RAMbots requires: a set of Icehouse pieces a chessboard some kind of shield or screen for each player big enough to hide a handful of Icehouse pieces behind. Game System Icehouse Pieces

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 2.5/5 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.