Chiseled (2020)

About this game

Three critics... One set of tools... No excuses! Chiseled is a deck-sculpting game about sculpting marble. In Chiseled, play as artists in a shared studio, working to complete your sculptures by the time any player has checked in with the three critics enough times to get rated. Using one tool at a time from the shared workbench, remove and accentuate cards from your starting deck of cards to improve its artistic value, and please the critics for bonuses. Each tool offers a unique method of interacting with the marble. Chiseled features a single-player score challenge mode, as well as competitive play for 1 to 4 players.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 1 to 4. It has a designed solo mode.
• Rules load. At 1.8/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 14 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.