Eureka! (2002)

About this game

Game comes with 64 double-sided tiles, 16 claim tokens, 4 miner playing pieces, 1 die, and rules of play. The object of the game is to be the first player to find and claim four different gold nugget tiles. You start by turning all 64 tiles rocks-side-up and shuffling them. Then you make the mine by laying a 8x8 grid of tiles. Each player takes turns rolling the dice and moving. When you land on a space, you look to see whether you have found gold, an obstacle (like "Keep Out!" signs, "Danger" signs, Bears, Bats, etc.), or just more rocks. There are also mining cars and lanterns that help out too.

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 6 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.