2023 · Puzzle
Penny Black
Players assemble a stamp collection over ten rounds by drafting three available stamps each turn and adding them to a personal album. Each player scores differently based on individual collection goals, so placement and which stamps to draft matter for maximizing points. A special Penny Black stamp can modify values and becomes a contested high-value piece. Gameplay combines set collection, tile placement, and drafting as players react to changing availability and opponents’ strategies to build the most valuable album by game end.
- Players
- 2–4 best 3
- Playing time
- 20 min
- Age
- 10+
- Complexity
- 1.8 / 5
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On Ludoya's tables
Full stats in Ludoya- 6
- Plays logged
- 11
- Players
- 30m 52s
- Average play
- 3
- In collections
- 2
- On wishlists
5.2/10
from 1 Ludoya review
Kush5.2 Gorgeous production of an abstract tile-layer— somewhat lighter / accessible version of AZUL. While it was pleasant enough, the decisions were not very challenging —proven by the fact that even though I misunderstood and played with rules making it significantly tougher for myself than others at the table, I still did not come in last! I feel it will not hold up to a fraction of the number plays that any version of AZUL could (for me).
Rules questions
Free, on web, Android and iOS
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