Turn the Tide
Players
3 - 5
Weight
Light
Duration
30-30 min
Game language
Nederlands
Shelf category
Card & Small
Players are dealt a hand of 12 from a deck of 1-60 (the remainder go back in the box for the whole game), and then lay out marker cards that show the other players the strength of their hand. Another scoring deck of 24 has values of 1-12; two cards from this deck are laid face up. Players choose one card from their hand in secret and reveal them simultaneously. The highest value played takes the lowest scoring card, which goes face-up to a pile in front of you. The second highest takes the other card likewise. Remaining cards are discounted. Then look at everyone's face-up deck: the highest scoring player turns one of his or her marker cards over! (The original game had cockatoos becoming cuckoos; this edition is themed on lifesavers). At the end of a round, players score according to their markers cards that they managed to save (cockatoos or life-savers). There is a further twist! Players then pick up all their playing hand, and pass it clockwise. So as each round commences, you are using the cards previously used by your neighbor! Are you smarter? Can you make a better fist of the same hand your neighbor had? Play out rounds until all players have had each hand. Top score wins.
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Turn the Tide
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The game ends if the water level reaches the top of the board, flooding the polders and all players lose. Alternatively, if the players successfully complete all the dike repairs and manage to keep the water level low enough, they win together!
No, there is no player elimination. Even if a player's polder floods, they continue to contribute to the overall pumping efforts.
When a dike breaks, water floods into the polders, raising the water level and potentially flooding player's polders. Broken dikes must be repaired to prevent further flooding.
Pompen of Verzuipen has cooperative elements, as players must work together to survive against the water level. However, some actions and resource management introduce competitive elements as players strive to be the most efficient engineers.