“Pizza Island” – success on “Boomstarter”. “Pizza Island” – success on “Boomstarter” Pizza delivery island

Pizza is one of mankind's greatest inventions. A long time ago, one wise head molded a round cake out of dough, sprinkled it with everything that was found in the kitchen, and put it in the oven. As a result of this experiment, we received a famous dish known in the most remote corners of the earth. Usually pizza is cut into pieces and served to the table, but we will do completely opposite things... Today on the Pink Sofa is the pizza-collecting board game “Pizza Island”.

It is customary to divide pizza into parts using similar triangles - an original marketing ploy by the publisher that attracts attention to the box. To decorate a display case, you can fold a round cake of six pieces, and then “cut” it for customers...

Inside the package you will find a stack of rectangular cards, as well as the rules of the game, folded hundreds of times into miniature sizes. Unfortunately, such a trick with a sheet of paper does not give the desired result - after the first game, it is almost impossible to compact the explanatory material on top of the deck, as a result of which it will not be possible to close the lid tightly. Perhaps this is the only drawback of such a “triangular” form factor...

Opponents will have to collect three types of pizzas: red, green and yellow, and each pizza will consist of six pieces. In order to diversify the gameplay, players will be helped (and sometimes make life more difficult) by four heroes: hot pepper, fighting mushroom, beautiful fork and dashing knife. Each of them has its own character and properties, which I will discuss later.

Experienced pizza collectors can complete special tasks in the game, as well as summon the flying Pizza Dutchman, carrying three pieces of delicacy on board. By the way, the rules are designed for different levels of opponents’ training, so both children aged five years and over, as well as their parents in the company of like-minded people, can take part in the competition.

Pizza, you can't help but enjoy...

Preparing for a game according to standard rules will take less than a minute: you need to thoroughly mix the deck of cards and place it face down in the center of the table. Actually, after this you can start shaping the pizzas...

Starting with the hungriest player, and then going clockwise, opponents remove from the pile from one to three cards (at their discretion), and then place the taken pieces in front of them, forming pizzas. Of course, there are restrictions - no more than two pizzas, and these pizzas must be of different colors. Oh, yes, the most important pizza rule: once you take a card, you can’t refuse it...

The taken pieces are placed in the corresponding pizzas, and each card can be arranged in two possible ways in a kind of 3x2 cell table.

It is easy to guess that at some point in time the player will remove a piece from the pile that will coincide with the previously laid out card in the pizza he is collecting. If this happens for the first time, then place the taken card under the deck and continue the game. In similar repeated situations, you will have to skip an additional move.

A piece of the third color significantly complicates life and presents the player with a choice: either discard the taken card, and along with it one card from the previously collected pizza; or take a new card for yourself, and place all the components of any of the two pizzas under the deck, thereby changing the color of the collected delicacy.

Our gathering wouldn't be nearly as impressive without four crazy creatures influencing the gameplay. As soon as one of these subjects is in the pizza, the player who took it (optional) can perform certain actions: using a mushroom, look at three cards in the general pile, and then use one of them for his own benefit; pepper shuffles a similar number of cards in the deck; a knife cuts off a piece of pizza from an opponent; A fork makes it easy to exchange cards with your neighbor. Once the hero's effect is applied, the turn ends.

Advanced players can use the Pizza Dutchman by placing three slices of pizza near his side, which opponents can take on their turn. Of course, this magical trio is constantly replenished with new cards from the deck.

It is also possible (if desired) to introduce special achievement cards into the game, upon earning which players receive special bonuses indicated in the text blocks.

The goal of all this culinary madness is to completely complete one pizza by connecting six slices together. The winner receives the title of Greatest Pizza Maker of All Time.

Pizza island, pizza island...

A fun, fast and quite chaotic game to lift your spirits and get positive emotions. It is noteworthy that every turn something happens: either your opponents influence the results of your work collecting pizzas, or you yourself interfere with your opponents’ plans using a knife and fork. In a word, you definitely won’t be bored...

The design of the game is positive, the pictures are childish, the colors are bright. I received the second edition, in which the printing has been improved and the thickness of the cards has been increased, so I have no complaints about the quality. The only caveat is the storage of a sheet of game rules, which does not fit into the container provided for it, “bulging” the box.

Difficulty levels in this case are a relative concept, I would recommend immediately using the sailboat and tasks, in this case the game becomes much more interesting. Although, with children, the basic version with the properties of the characters is quite enough. We tried out “Pizza Island” at the dacha with friends – this game was perfect as an entertaining “board game”.

For positive people who enjoy the unexpected vicissitudes of gaming fate, it is contraindicated for those who have been planning something all their lives, hate chaos and are ready to burn all the cubes to ashes.

Here on "Boomstarter" the board game raised the requested amount. Moreover, this is not the localization of some board game that has become famous abroad, but a Russian development. First edition. The project is called "Pizza Island", is a family-friendly game consisting of a deck of cards. The players' task is to assemble a whole pizza from cards on which individual slices are drawn. The board is designed for a company of 2 to 4 people; one game will take from 10 to 20 minutes.

One copy of the game will cost 250 rubles. Delivery starts in January 2017. Already for sure, because the requested amount is 10,000 rubles "Pizza Island" already collected. Moreover, the fees exceeded 150%. Those who wish can still support the game with rubles; there are still a couple of days before the end of the campaign.

Game composition:

• 40 cards;
• rules (available online).

Game description:

The goal of the game is to be the first to collect one pizza of any color from 6 pieces.

The game has 40 cards, the deck consists of pizza slices from 3 pairs of different types and 3 different colors (red, green, yellow), on some cards there are Heroes (Pepper, Mushroom, Knife and Fork), which have useful effects.

Do you think it's easy to win? But no, because during the game you will not only find repeated pieces, discard the wrong color, but also disturb your favorite neighbors in every possible way using the effects of Heroes. You have the choice of exchanging pieces and discarding the selected card, as well as insidious plans to rig the deck! Yes Yes! We have legalized a little cheating))) What an adventure! For those who find it easy, we have prepared Advanced Rules. The Captain's Ship and special Achievement cards are added to the game.

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The goal of the game is to be the first to collect one pizza of any color from 6 pieces. The deck consists of pizza slices from 3 pairs of different types and 3 different colors (red, green, yellow), on some cards there are Heroes (Pepper, Mushroom, Knife and Fork) that have useful effects.

Do you think it's easy?

This was not the case, because during the game you will not only find repeated pieces, discard the wrong color, but also disturb your favorite neighbors in every possible way using the effects of Heroes. You have the choice of exchanging pieces and discarding the selected card, as well as insidious plans to rig the deck!

What an adventure!

For those who find this easy, there are Advanced Rules. The Captain's Ship and special achievement cards are being added to the game! Now 3 cards will always be open to players, which makes it possible not only to rely on luck and memory, but also to plan their actions! And special achievement cards offer a real challenge - not only to win the game, but also to fulfill certain conditions!

For the little ones there are Easy Rules, as well as a hint card and a full-size Hint Template (on the back of the Rules).

Equipment

• 40 cards:
• 36 pizza slice cards
• 3 special Achievement cards
• 1 clue card for placement of each piece
• Game rules and hint template