Catacombs Cubes cover
2020BGG rank #9,388

Catacombs Cubes

by Ken Valles, Aron West · Elzra

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Players1–4
Time30–60m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age14+

About the game

What is Catacombs Cubes?

Set in the world of Catacombs, in Catacombs Cubes players draft various "Tetris-like" wooden shapes from the quarry to race to build structures from blueprints. These completed buildings are added to the growing town of Stormtryne. The player who successfully builds the most structures wins. The game features a novel "cube-building mechanism". The game features: Solo Mode included Enough components to support four players with the base game Features characters and places from the world of Catacombs Plenty of theme (not an abstract title) Different game modes (competitive vs passive) Two resources drafting mechanics included in the box (dice vs tiles) —description from the designer

How it plays

Mechanics

Modular BoardPattern BuildingPattern RecognitionTile Placement

On the shelf

Categories

City BuildingFantasyTerritory Building

Questions players ask

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