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Tanbo (1993)

Players
2–4
Best: 2
Playing time
60–60 min
Age
8+
5.40
Average rating
35
Ratings
2.80/5
Weight
#26001
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Rootbound
Designer:Mark Steere
Publisher:Mark Steere Games +1 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 5, Complexity 5.6, Theme 3
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity5.6
Theme3.0

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Overview

Played with a standard Go set. Players take turns adding stones to the board, forming "roots" - no clumps or enclosures. When roots run out of space they die and are removed from the board. Object: kill all of your opponents roots and completely eliminate his stones from the board.

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