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Boxum
- Replay Value (1-10): 3
- Fun Factor (1-10): 4
- Worth Buying (1-10): 2
A two-dimensional version of the classic game "Shut The Box." Each player is
given a fixed 3x4 grid of numbers labeled from 1 to 12, with 17 "wall spaces" between pair of adjacent numbers. On one's turn, each
player rolls two dice. They can then treat the dice as two separate numbers, or
as the sum of the two rolls. The player must then place a wall on one edge of
each number, doing nothing that turn if a number is already covered. Once a number has all its walls covered, the player covers it and collects that number of "Boxem Bucks" from the opponents. Game ends when one person has covered all the numbers.
Really really big and elaborate pieces for a game that isn't. The basic concept is not a bad game, but many of the design decisions, such as the paper money and giant thick cardboard mats, seem like they were chosen not for gameplay reasons but to, well, make sure the game has paper money and thick cardboard. If anything, they hinder the flow of the game. There are lots of ways that I could actually improve
this game to make it more fun, including things as simple as making the rules
understandable. It feels less like an actual game and more like a
sample board game from some advertising agency's portfolio.
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