Ni-Ju (2016)

About this game

Ni-Ju ("20" in japanese) is a tile laying game for 2 players. In Ni-Ju, players compete to create the pattern depicted on at least one of their tiles by surrounding that same tile with other tiles. Each player has 20 tiles and each tile has a different pattern, hence the name of the game (20). There are 70 different patterns if we include rotations.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 2.7/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.