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Amoeba (1975)

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2
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0 mins

Recommended Minimum Age:

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BGG stats:

5.5
Score
19,835
Rank
1.83
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Basic Game Details

Designer

W. Barrington Pink

Artist

Release Year

1975

Publisher

Marx Toys

Description

The board consists of a 7×7 array of plastic squares, each of which has an arc cutting two diagonally opposite corners.

The rest of the equipment is a deck of 52 cards showing various closed amoeba-like curves that can be made with the arcs – players get 3 of these to start and are trying to create the curves shown on their cards.

On a turn a player gets to rotate any piece except the one last rotated, and if a needed shape is made, the player gets the points shown on the card, a new card, and another turn. The first player to reach 50 points wins.

Amoeba has been published as ‘Tantalus’ in the Ravensburger Casino Series.

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