Ice Hike: Beware of the Bears (2024)

About this game

Fishermen in a small hamlet in Greenland have been hit by sudden frost and snow. On foot they set off to the nearest village on the mainland. The one who arrives there first, and survives a harsh journey over ice, snow-capped mountains and past polar bears, wins the game! By cunningly placing landscape tiles and walking with either your puppet, or a polar bear, you always have to choose whether you help yourself move forward or block someone else. —description from the designer

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 5.
• 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.