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Koi

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  1. 7 out of 10

    I love this game. You program your cards to move your fish past obstacles. Nice thinking game, and pretty :)

  2. 3 out of 10

    Was hoping this would be "like Roborally but with fish" but it isn't. The game does not really have "programmable movement", it is play a card from your hand and move your fish in the sequence of arrows/rotates shown. Sometimes you will have the perfect card for the situation allowing you to scoop up points effortlessly and sometimes you will have a hand of worthless garbage. The large swing from what you draw is very frustrating. Too bad because the art/components are very beautiful.

  3. 7.5 out of 10

    I played it at a boardgame cafe in 2 players. I think it has a nice peaceful mood, kind of like I would imagine being a fish feels like. However I don't think it has much interaction between players - the few interactions that did happen mostly worked to reduce the things that happen in the game, rather than amplify them. So basically I spent a lot of time in the game doing nothing, bumping into rocks, and on occasion eating a couple frogs and flies in one move, which felt satisfying (maybe the pacing helps to make this more satisfying than if it happened more frequently) I liked the mechanic of the flower - when you place it, it makes ripples in the pond and moves stuff around, potentially causing chain reactions. However I found the game has a lot of mechanics to limit this, such as getting rid of all the flowers every once in a while, whereas I would have liked to play with far more of that mechanic. I would give it another chance with 3-4 players, perhaps it has a different vibe.

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As a koi fish, you spend your days (turns) swimming to and fro by playing a number of movement cards, with the goal of gobbling up as many dragonflies and frogs as you can every day. Each movement card has from two to four programmed moves — straight, turn, rotate any direction and leap over a space — with some moves being mandatory when played and others being optional.

Your tranquil koi pond begins with some decorative stone and a few lily pads, but you will also receive natural beauty cards in your hand that allow a player to add more lily pads, cherry blossoms, ornamental stone and frogs — which both enhances the beauty of the pond and causes turmoil beneath the still waters for the other koi. Lily pads are great as they spawn dragonflies every turn, each of which is worth 3 victory points when eaten. Cherry blossoms ripple the surface of the water as they land, causing all living things to scatter in the opposite direction — and if you play the blossoms wisely, right into your mouth! Stones prevent fish from entering a space and are best placed to block an opponent’s path to a meal. Frogs are delicious 1 VP meals all their own, but they also eat dragonflies in adjacent spaces, so often they are placed to deprive opponents of their dinner.

As the weather changes and a new event card is revealed for the day in KOI, so must your strategy change. At the end of seven days, the game comes to an end, with the best-fed fish being declared the winner. Be wise, be quick, or go hungry. Persevere and you shall succeed.

Also features a solo play mode, where you must outscore a programmed AI opponent, with adjustable difficulty settings.

Ages

10+
Players

Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players
Play Time

40m – 60m
Designer

Bill Lasek
Mechanics

Action / Movement Programming, Grid Movement, Hand Management, Take That
Theme

Animals
Publisher

Smirk & Laughter Games
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