Mined Out! (2016)

About this game

In Mined Out! players explore their own individual mines, collecting gems, building upgrades, installing supports, and throwing dynamite in order to emerge as victor. Players score points for preventing cave-ins, collecting gems of different values, and building upgrades - which give them tactical advantages to help them win the game. Once one player has installed all of their upgrades, the game ends immediately, and players score up their mines. A pocket-sized game with billions of potential mine combinations and plenty of different strategies, Mined Out! is a well-balanced, family-friendly game to suit players of all levels.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.3/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.