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Quirky Circuits is a game of robot programming silliness in which each player contributes to the programming of an adorable robo-friend. But be warned — no one knows which commands the other players will be tossing in! Will you be able to help the little robot complete its task, or will you unleash automated mayhem? Be careful for you’ll have to work together before your robot’s battery is drained! With 21 scenarios of increasing intensity, Quirky Circuits is guaranteed to provide hours of brain-bending fun.
—description from the publisher
Ages | 7+ |
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Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
Play Time | 15m – 30m |
Designer | Nikki Valens |
Mechanics | Action Queue, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Programmed Movement |
Theme | Maze |
Publisher | Gém Klub Kft., Plaid Hat Games |
cyakobch
coding, co-op, kid friendly purchased day we found out about 3 week COVID19 school shut down. "Don't get your wires crossed as you jointly program kooky robots to complete tasks."
bnordeng
Imagine a game where you combine the robot programming of RoboRally and the simultaneous card play of The Mind... oh, and it's cooperative. That's Quirky Circuits. The components look great and the mechanics fit the theme in a fantastic way. There are multiple robots to program, starting with a cat on a robot vacuum (Roomba). There is a distribution of move cards (forward one, two and three; back one) and turn cards (left, right, u-turn). The back of each card just shows if it's a move or a turn. Each player is dealt a few cards and then the round starts. Players can't talk, but just play cards face down in order on the table to program the robot. Each player must play a card and at least 5 per round are required. You must vaccuum up all the dust and get back to your charging station before your battery dies. After all players agree to stop programming, flip the cards one at a time in order and execute the program (and hope). With the Roomba, if you hits something then it automatically turns left. If you hit a small table with a vase, the vase falls and breaks on the ground and now you have more to clean up. Those simple rules are part of what makes the game really shine for me as it reflects what can really happen with these machines. Quirky Circuits is cute and clever and a good real-time cooperative game. Like The Mind, you need to be on the same page as your teammates. Plus, you need teammates that don't struggle with the kind of programming that is done in RoboRally.
Cinful
Good programmed-movement game but it is hard enough to achieve success when you don’t have hidden information.