# Orapa Mine

Orapa Mine is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 20–30 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7.2 out of 10 by 11 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $18.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 20–30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** Deduction, Puzzle
- **Mechanics:** Paper-and-Pencil, Deduction
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.2 out of 10, from 11 reviews
- **Owned by:** 33 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 159
- **Unique players:** 82

**Designers:** Junghee Choi, Wanjin Gill

**Artists:** Wanjin Gill

**Publishers:** Playte

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Milan Spiele | 14.8 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/orapa-p-38828.html |
| Get Your Fun | 18.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/045845-la-miniera-di-orapa-giochi-semplici-e-veloci.html |
| Zatu Games | 16.29 £ | https://zatu.com/products/orapa-mine |
| Ludifolie | 22.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/24695-orapa-mine.html |

## Expansions

- [Orapa Mine: Sapphire Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orapa-mine-sapphire-expansion)

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## Rules questions

### Can gemstone pieces touch each other or be placed at an angle?

Pieces must align with the board’s grid and cannot be placed at an angle. Their edges may not directly touch; only corners and internal lines may meet, and no piece may extend outside the grid (Rulebook, p. 1).

### What exactly do I say when I fire an ultrasonic wave?

Choose one numbered or lettered position along the edge and ask about sending a wave from there. The quiz master tells you both the wave’s exit point and its resulting color (Rulebook, p. 2).

### Can I ask about a wave I already sent without using my turn?

Yes. You may ask for the result of a previously sent ultrasonic wave again, and doing so does not use your turn (Rulebook, p. 2).

### What do the different beam colors mean?

The beam changes color according to the gemstone colors it encounters: red, blue, yellow, and white produce their matching colors; combinations produce pink, lemon, sky blue, or gray. If it encounters the same color more than once, that color is counted only the first time (Rulebook, p. 2).

### Can I guess the whole mine whenever I want, and what happens if I’m wrong?

You may submit your solution sheet using your turn. A correct solution wins, but an incorrect one causes you to lose immediately in the two-player game (Rulebook, p. 3).

### What happens if the wave hits the black gemstone in the Blackbody expansion?

The black gemstone absorbs the ultrasonic wave instead of reflecting it, so the quiz master answers, “The signal was absorbed,” without giving an exit point or color. The same response applies when using coordinate questions (Rulebook, p. 4).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orapa-mine)
- [Orapa Mine in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/orapa-mine)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424152)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._