Tucana Builders

Board Game Geek Reviews

1. 8 out of 10

   Giulie

   ? First Impressions Tucana Builders is the sequel to Trails of Tucana! This tile-laying game brings an exciting twist to the table, where strategy meets creativity. Get ready to embark on a colorful journey connecting animals to their matching huts. The challenge? Outscore your opponents to secure victory! ? ? Setup & Start Tucana Builders boasts a simple yet dynamic setup that guarantees every game begins uniquely. Each player receives a board, and a single card determines the placement of your huts. Then, six cards unveil the starting positions of your initial six tiles. With that, the game kicks off! ? ? Gameplay One player unveils a landscape card, dictating the terrain for the turn. Everyone draws a tile (I used a bag for drawing) and places it on their board, ensuring it aligns with the revealed card. The process repeats until the card pile is depleted, followed by another round. ? Scoring & Strategy When the card pile runs out for the second time, it's time to tally points. Each animal connected to a hut of the same color through a path earns you one point per hut. Keep an eye out for those tricky toucans; they score for all types of huts! ? ? My opinion Tucana Builders already had my attention, but it exceeded my expectations! The game is quick and easy to explain, and the build is seamless. This game can be super tricky and it's easy to go down the wrong path, but this is so much fun. I love how thinky it is and I can picture this game on my table so many times with different players. Tucana Builders, a sequel to the award winning Trails of Tucana, is a must play for all puzzle lovers! ?

2. 7.5 out of 10

   DestinyThinker

   Similar concept to Karuba of connecting huts to things but a bit more chaotic since each player pulls a random tile from the center pool each turn. I found the puzzle and risks very fun as I cursed all the previous placements I had made. The scoring takes the longest but we laughed and gasped at our very low and occasionally high counts.

3. 6 out of 10

   francobollus

   The first three plays we really liked Tucana Builders, offering more challenge and thinky-ness than its predecessor. But rather quickly the game began to irritate us too much because we found the luck of the drawing of the tiles too dominant. It can be that we are too spoiled with games that are simple but less luck-driven, so perhaps as a family game this is a good one, but not for my wife and me!