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box front (back is plain cardboard just in case you're wondering)
pieces (2 cm diameter, maple)
Game in progress (image taken from publishers website)
board made of beech
B&W Playable Board (compatible with the colors of the rules)

Avverso (2008)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
10–10 min
Age
8+
6.93
Average rating
30
Ratings
3.00/5
Weight
#20168
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Perifero
Designer:Henrik Morast
Artist:Ludwig Clemens
Publisher:Pegasus Spiele +2 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 5, Interaction 5, Complexity 6, Theme 3
Strategy7.0
Luck5.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity6.0
Theme3.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Abstract StrategyTile PlacementPattern Building

Overview

Avverso is a minimalist abstract-connection game with a game board comprising only 25 hexagons. (For comparison, Nobel laureate John Nash claimed 14x14 to be the optimal size for a Hex board.)

In Avverso, each player is trying to connect opposite sides of the game board with a chain of stones in their color – but when you add stones to the board, you add stones of the opponent's color, not your own! On a turn, you slide one of the opponent's stones into one of the outer hexagons of the board. If necessary, you push one or more stones already on the board to make room for the new one. By pushing stones into new positions, you can drastically change the situation on the board, hopefully to your advantage.

The board is non-symmetric, and the shape balances the disadvantage of starting, making Avverso a well-balanced game in addition to being quick and dramatic and requiring deep thought.

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