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Ingenious

by Fantasy Flight Games
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

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  • A challenging game of wits
  • Designed by the legendary Reiner Knizia
  • For Ages: 10+
  • Number of Players: - 4
  • Playing Time: 45 min

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  • Product Dimensions: 3 x 11.8 x 11.8 inches ; 3.4 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: 158994223X
  • Item model number: KN13
  • Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,030 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
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Ingenious is the new abstract placement game from internationally-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia. Players place colored tiles on the hexagonal board, scoring points, blocking opponents' tile placement, and trying to protect themselves from being blocked by their opponents. Marvelously elegant and compulsively replayable, Ingenious is an excellent introduction to German-style abstract board games. It's ingeniously simple, and simply ingenious! Ingenious is suitable for up to four players, as well as for solo play.

Product Description

Ingenious is the new abstract placement game from internationally-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia. Players place colored tiles on the hexagonal board, scoring points, blocking opponents' tile placement, and trying to protect themselves from being blocked by their opponents. Marvelously elegant and compulsively replayable, Ingenious is an excellent introduction to German-style abstract board games. It's ingeniously simple, and simply ingenious!

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
(45)
4.7 out of 5 stars
This is a game that kids can play as well as adults and both would enjoy it. A. Palmer  |  12 reviewers made a similar statement
It was quick and easy to learn with basic rules. Ali  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
101 of 103 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Blast to Play July 30, 2005
Format:Toy
Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
After playing and enjoying Lost Cities by game designer Reiner Knizia, I decided to stop by our local game store and check out Ingenious. Last night my wife and I played it for the first time, and as with Lost Cities, we loved it.

Immediately after playing we wanted to play again. There is no doubt in my mind that we will not tire of the game. The common quality that Lost Cities and Ingenious share are the "addiction" factor; both games will have you saying "let's play again" over and over again at the expense of sleep. I don't believe a greater compliment can be said about a game than this.

Ingenious is incredibly easy to learn, and takes less than 1 minute after setting the game up for you to begin playing. Game play consists of playing hexagonal chips of 6 different colors on a board in turn-based play. The chips are like hexagonal dominoes, have 2 hexes connected, and each hex containing a different color. Once no chips can be placed upon the board, the game is over. The player who has the lowest amount of points for any of the 6 colors loses. Game strategy requires that you score points for each color, and this requires concentration and strategy.

Understand that Ingenious is not a strategy game that will leave you frustrated, overwhelmed and weary. No, ingenious is not like that. Ingenious has just enough strategy to have you scampering to win, and just enough random luck to make it unpredictable. And my favorite part of Ingenious? All players know that when the board is full, the game is over. There is an end in sight, and just like Lost Cities, you play against yourself just as much as you play against your opponent. Your strategies can kill you, or leave you the victor. Spend too much time acquiring points for one color, and you might sacrifice your victory.

Try it, you won't regret it. I paid over $35 at my local gaming store, and it was worth every dollar. The game is of sturdy components, as to assure you will be playing it in 10 years. For 1 to 4 players. Yes! You can even play this addictively fun game solo!
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Played this at a "game night" March 7, 2007
Format:Toy
I went to a well-attended game night (20+ people) where the majority of people were playing the mainstream games that I love: Scrabble, Taboo, Cranium. However, one one of the attendees, a math professor, brought the game Ingenuous with her. Although the game didn't look that fun, a few of us decided we would give it a try because she really wanted to play. Well, it turns out that it is a fantastic game with a lot of strategy. The endgame, it turns out, is VERY important; strategizing how one will approach the endgame becomes very important about half-way through the game, as one sees how the board is starting to take shape.

I liken it to Pente and Go: the rules are simple, but strategy is key to winning.

The game became a hit at the party with people that loved strategy, and was played in 3- and 4-person format all night long.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars easy to learn, fun to play January 18, 2007
Format:Toy
I bought it for my 11 yr old nephew and we opened it and read the directions and was playing within 10 minutes. We really liked it. We played three games in a 1/2 hr and he beat me all three times. We wanted to keep playing but had no more time. It is easy to play and the more you understand it the more fun it becomes.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent game for 2-4 players, (yes it's good with 2!) easy to learn,...
This game is one that I often forget how much I like. It's really a very nice game, which can be hard to express. Read more
Published 3 months ago by jbhalper
5.0 out of 5 stars Finely balanced, easy to learn, a real pleasure to play. Great for a...
This game is one that I often forget how much I like. It's really a very nice game, which can be hard to express. Read more
Published 3 months ago by jbhalper
5.0 out of 5 stars Another fun family game!
A gift for our adult children, we all played it together over the holidays! Yet another enjoyable family board game
Published 5 months ago by Young Grandma
5.0 out of 5 stars Great matching game. Very easy to play.
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Length: 3:11 Mins
Published 7 months ago by Joseph Dewey
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun game, alone or with other players.
Fun game! It requires some thought but not enough that it takes forever to make a move. I bought it to play with my son, but often find it just as fun to play solitaire style.
Published 7 months ago by LisaG
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, fun, elegant, engaging, & award-winning game!
This game deserves much more popularity in the US than it seems to have! Simple to learn, very entertaining! A must-have addition to any family board game collection!
Published 7 months ago by Theophilus101
5.0 out of 5 stars FUN, FUN, FUN
If you like thinking/strategy games then you will love this. I think this would be a great game to be able to play on line as well (hint, hint).
Published 8 months ago by Elaine McCarthy
5.0 out of 5 stars great family game!
This is a fun brain burner - on the lite side. We love the way the game plays (120 equally sized pieces, each consisting of two joined hexes, come with the game. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Kaui
4.0 out of 5 stars Great game, cheap parts....
Glad to have gotten this as friend had it one game night and loved it. Game is still great but the company has cheapened the look/feel of it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Penny Ames
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Game
This is a fun game, and it scales really well from 2 - 4 players. My friends and family have really enjoyed playing this. The scoring rules are what really make this game great. Read more
Published 15 months ago by G. Smith
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