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Kluster: Review

Kluster: Review

Information:

Mechanics: Magnets, Elimination
Player Age: 14+ 
Player Count: 1 - 4  Players
Time to Play: 10- 20 Minutes 
Game Designer: Paula Henning, Robert Henning
Publisher: Bordeline Edition
Year Published: 2018
BGG Weight: 1.00
Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher.

Objective:

Your objective is easy, play all your magnets and have none left in your hand. To do this though you will be playing magnets on a minefield where at any moment the magnets could connect so that you have to pick them up to be placed again.

How to Play:

The game is first set up by the magnetic stones being equally distributed to all players. The orange cord will then be used to create a play area. This is the only location where the magnets can be placed within. 


The players will take turns each placing one magnet. During placement of the  magnet, players can use the magnetic polarity or slight alteration of the cord to help them find a location. If any stones cluster together the player immediately ends their turn and must pick up the connected stones. Once a player has played all of their stones, they have successfully avoided the magnetic minefield and have won the game. 







Final Thoughts:

Pros:

- Easy to learn.

- Appropriate for any age.

- Not enough games use magnets.

Cons: 

- It can be insanely frustrating when the magnets keep connecting and your hand is never ending. 

Kluster is reminiscent to a game from my childhood. It has taken me years to find a game that is so similar to that one and Kluster is just the magnet game I've been looking for. This is the perfect family or filler weight game as it is easy to play but will have players engaged the whole time. Players are either laughing at the opposition missteps or trying to place an impossible magnet and mainly failing. This will be starting in my collection for many more plays.

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