december 2019 | GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES 35
Nominee
:^ Werew
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Bézier^ Games
Designer:^ Ted^ Alspa
ch
4 –^10 players.^10 mi
nutes.^ Ages^8 +
Available^ from^ Ama
zon:^ $^23
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published^ in^ a^ coupl
e of^ versions^ over^ the
past^ two^ years,^ most
recently^ a^ Deluxe^ Ed
ition^ that^ expands^ the
total^ number^ of^ play
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werewolf.
Nominee: (^) L.A.M.A.
Amigo
Designer: Reiner (^) Knizia
2 – 6 players. 20 minutes. Ages 8 +
Available from Amazon: $ 11 (import)
L.A.M.A. is a variation on Uno, with (^) opponents p
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re numbered 1 to (^6) , with a llama face card functio
If you play the llam ning^ as^ a^7 or^ a^ zero.^
a on (^) a 6 , the sequence begins again and the nex
t card (^) played
must be a (^1). On (^) your turn you can play a card, d
card raw^ a^
, or quit. If you quit, other players continue until t
either quit hey^
or get rid of their (^) hands. Any remaining cards
are (^) added up in (^) groups, so if you went out with
and one^2
three (^4) s, only one 4 is counted, for a score of 6. T
goal is to he^
have the fewest points at the end of multiple
rounds. The twist comes from the (^) scoring chip
are s,^ which^
rewarded in (^) increments (^) of 1 or 10 points, and can
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games, it’s deceptively simple but has hidden d
epths.