Dec
19
Spectrangle
Designer: Gordon, Jordan & Fraser-DackersPublisher: Jumbo/Educational Insights
Year Published: 1992/2006
Price: $24.99
Playing Time: 45 minutes
Number of Players: 2 3 4
Age Range: Teen Family 8-up
Game Type: Abstract
Abstract games seem to fall into two broad categories: black-and-white, and vibrant as a peacock that lost a fight with a paint factory. The monochromatic abstracts are almost invariably deep and thoughtful games requiring you to carefully evaluate each move for the long term ramifications or else risk losing in the early game without even realizing it.
The multi-color abstracts can’t be classified so easily. Some fall into the thinky end of the pool, while others tromp through the wading section or else sunbathe on the side of the pool, not even deigning to wet their feet.
Spectrangle, a glowingly bright abstract game in a difficult-to-shelve oversized triangular box, occupies the wading section in our pool of abstract games. Game play is as simple as you might expect from any well-designed abstract: Each player starts with a hand of four colored triangular pieces. The pieces vary …
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