Winter

Categories: Abstract Strategy, Card Game

Mechanics: Area Majority/Influence, Modular Board, Pattern Building, Tile Placement

Players: 2

Ages: 8+

Playtime: 10 Min

Each winter, the lake freezes, but this condition won’t last long, so we need to act quickly. Our goal is to dominate the icy expanse before it thaws and we lose our progress. To secure victory, strategically select key areas before your opponent does and gain control over them. Prove that the cold is no obstacle for you.

In Winter, two players vie to have the most chips of their color on the lake by the game’s end. The game unfolds in two phases:

• Freezing Phase: Players use snowflake cards to create a continuous frozen lake and attempt to control zones by placing chips where they've grouped four snowflakes of their color.
• Unfreezing Phase: Players reverse the process by moving and retrieving their cards and chips.

The player with the most chips remaining on the lake at the end of the game wins. This is a reissue of the 2016 edition, featuring all-new mechanics.