Ingenious 3D cover
2024BGG rank #5,506

Ingenious 3D

by Reiner Knizia · KOSMOS

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Players1–4
Time30–45m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age8+

About the game

What is Ingenious 3D?

In Einfach Genial 3D, players take turns placing colored domino-style tiles on a game board, scoring for each line of colored symbols that they enlarge. The trick, however, is that a player's score is equal to their worst-scoring color, not their best, so they need to score for all colors instead of specializing in only one or two. That description will be familiar to anyone who has played the original Ingenious, but Einfach Genial 3D features three-dimensional building blocks that can be stacked, which means you can now place these tiles on one another, opening up a whole new level to the game.

How it plays

Mechanics

Hand ManagementHighest-Lowest ScoringLayeringPattern BuildingTeam-Based GameTile Placement

On the shelf

Categories

Abstract Strategy

Questions players ask

Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

  • How do setup and the first turn work in Ingenious 3D?
  • When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
  • How should the table resolve an unusual timing or rules interaction?