Namaste (2021)

About this game

For luck, you have to be clever - and fast - in this game. The Roll & Write game "Namaste" offers simple fun with lots of luck. Only those who cleverly enter the numbers rolled receive points. But be careful: If you take too long, you will quickly become the unlucky one, because then the field is left to the other players or you even collect minus points. If you want to win, you have to find the right balance between speed and strategy. How it's played: For each roll, all players enter numbers in ascending order. Each number may only appear once per row and column. In this way, the players gradually try to fill the rows and columns. If a player is the first to complete a row of numbers, they can write down the number in the middle as a point. The trick is: if you wait too long, you get fewer points or minus points. The player with the most "lucky points" wins.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• 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.