Copenhagen

CopenhagenOn initial glance, Copenhagen looks like another one of those 'Tetris' games like Barenpark, Arraial and Ticket to Ride. On your turn you may take two cards from the display or play a set of cards of the same colour to claim a tile. The length of the tile depends on the number of cards played and discounts can be had for building the same colour tiles adjacent to each other. The rules of building are fairly loose. If there is at least one tile below

On initial glance, Copenhagen looks like another one of those 'Tetris' games like Barenpark, Arraial and Ticket to Ride. On your turn you may take two cards from the display or play a set of cards of the same colour to claim a tile. The length of the tile depends on the number of cards played and discounts can be had for building the same colour tiles adjacent to each other.
The rules of building are fairly loose. If there is at least one tile below you can build any shaped tile above. The winner of the game is the player who gets to 12 points first. Power tiles are varied and all are useful. This gives you pause and think about whether to earn a new one or reset your existing ones, and the layout of windows makes rushing just to make rows and columns or taking more time to get those point doubling windows? Games are fast and the Ticket to Ride style card play works well in this setting.
Copenhagen doesn't reinvent the wheel, but by combining elements of other games it creates a pleasant and entertaining game.
Player Count: 2-4 Age: 8+