Berrymandering (2021)

About this game

Gerrymander berries on a cake in this I-cut-you-choose strategy game. Players vie to be the next ruler of Cakeland by dividing a cake with blueberries and strawberries. The first player cuts the cake into tetris pieces, and the second player chooses a piece to score. If the scored piece has more of your team's berries, you get a candle and the scored pieces are flipped upside down. Then the remaining cake is reset and players switch roles so that the player that just choose gets a chance to cut and the player that cut gets to choose. This goes on until all the pieces of cake are scored and the player with the most candles wins! —description from the designer

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 1.0/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.