Ubongo is a board game designed by the Polish-born Swedish game designer Grzegorz Rejchtman, first published in Sweden by Kaernan under the title Pyramidens Portar, where it won the 2003 Aarets spel award for game of the year. A German edition under the name Ubongo followed in 2005 from the publisher Kosmos, going on to place fourth in the annual German game of the year competition and reach the finals of the International Gamers Award. Two to four players race against a shared timer to fit a set of pentomino-style puzzle pieces into an outlined shape on their own individual board, similar in spirit to Tangram or Tetris but played as a real-time speed contest against other players rather than against a fixed target alone. Correctly and quickly completed puzzles earn gemstones that determine the eventual winner, with simplified rules available for younger players.
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Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
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1. Ubongo (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia intro: "Ubongo is a board game developed by Polish-born Swedish game designer Grzegorz Rejchtman."
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The game is for 2 to 4 players of ages 8 and above, and takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
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The game is for 2 to 4 players of ages 8 and above, and takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
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[ 2 ] Es erschien 2003 beim schwedischen Spieleverlag Kärnan als Pyramidens Portar und erhielt den schwedischen Spielepreis Årets spel 2003.
3. Ubongo (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 25
- Designer: Grzegorz Rejchtman
- Publisher: Albi
- Publisher: Brain Games
- Publisher: Competo / Marektoy
- Publisher: Devir
- Publisher: Egmont Polska
- Publisher: Fantasmagoria
- Publisher: Filosofia Éditions
- Publisher: Four Esses
- Publisher: Giochi Uniti
- Publisher: GP Games
- Publisher: HomoLudicus
- Publisher: IELLO
- Publisher: Igroljub
- Publisher: Kaissa Chess & Games
- Publisher: Kärnan
- Publisher: Kod Kod
- Publisher: Korea Boardgames
- Publisher: KOSMOS
- Publisher: Laser plus
- Publisher: Magellan
- Game Category: Puzzle
- Game Category: Real-time
- Game Mechanic: Grid Coverage
- Game Mechanic: Pattern Building
- Game Mechanic: Real-Time
- Game Mechanic: Set Collection
- Minimum Players: 1
- Maximum Players: 4
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