2014 · Abstract Strategy
Patchwork
Players build a personal 9x9 quilt by buying and placing irregular fabric patches drawn from a shared circular display. Each patch has a button cost, a time cost, and sometimes button icons that generate income when passed on the time track. On a turn a player either purchases one of the next three available patches, paying buttons, placing the patch without overlap, moving the spool and advancing on the time track, or passes to move up the track and collect buttons. Advancing on the time track triggers button income and claims small 1x1 patches; filling a 7x7 area can earn a bonus. When both players reach the end of the time track, scoring awards points for buttons and deducts points for empty squares.
- Players
- 2 best 2
- Playing time
- 15–30 min
- Age
- 8+
- Complexity
- 1.6 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 4,071
- Plays logged
- 1,319
- Players
- 26m 28s
- Average play
- 880
- In collections
- 33
- On wishlists
- 2
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7.6/10
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Mestremuten7.0 Rating: 3/5 Production value: 3/4 Is the game in my collection/Love to have?: 1/1
Played it 7 times
Didi8.0 Nice game to play
No plays logged
Carlos6.8 Only played 4 times. Not engaged with the theme. Some interesting mechanics.
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Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
Do we take turns back and forth, or can one player go twice in a row?
The player whose time token is furthest behind takes the next turn, so a player can take multiple turns in a row. If the tokens are on the same space, the player whose token is on top goes first. (Rulebook, p. 1)
Can I choose any patch in the circle?
No. You may choose only one of the three patches immediately in front of the neutral token, in clockwise order. Move the neutral token next to your chosen patch. (Rulebook, p. 1)
What can I do if I can’t afford a patch, or don’t want one?
You can choose Action A: move your time token to the space directly in front of your opponent’s and receive one button per space moved. (Rulebook, p. 1)
Can I rotate a patch, and can patches overlap on my quilt?
You may turn a patch any way you like before placing it, but patches may not overlap. (Rulebook, p. 1)
When do I get button income, and how do I score empty spaces?
Whenever you move onto or past a marked button-income space, receive buttons according to the income patches on your quilt. At the end, each empty quilt space is worth −2 points; add your remaining buttons and any 7-point special tile to calculate your score. (Rulebook, p. 2)
Official score sheet
Patchwork score sheet
Every scoring category, from the Ludoya kit. On your phone the totals add up by themselves.
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