2022David Van Drunen
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1 - 4 players20 - 40 minLight weight

2019David Van Drunen
From BoardGameGeek
Gnomes at Midnight is a 2-player, light strategy, kind-hearted tabletop board game. Your gnomes come alive at midnight but have to stay hidden out of the shifting moonlight. 3 ways to win: Capture the three toadstools, Bump 3 rival gnomes off the board, or Complete the dance design anywhere on the board. Gnomes can move 1 space in any direction, but they may never move on or off of a moonlit square, as shown on your current moonlight card. If a gnome moves onto a rival gnome, the rival is bumped off the board. On your turn you may move, or add a gnome back onto a start garden square. Then reveal your next moonlight card. A player only has to complete 1 of the 3 goals to win. "Be sneaky or bold, but only one group of gnomes will win the lawn for the night." -description from the publisher
Gnomes at Midnight has 4 videos from 3 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 unboxing. They date from 2018 to March 2021.
To learn the rules, start with "Gnomes at Midnight Gameplay" by Analog Game Studios, which runs 1 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Gnomes at Midnight : Game Review" by Bearded Meeple.
If you like it, try Block and Key, also by David Van Drunen, or Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers, Bärenpark and Othello, which share several of its mechanics.
2022David Van Drunen
1 - 4 players20 - 40 minLight weight
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2 - 5 players35 - 40 minLight weight
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2 - 4 players30 - 45 minLight weight
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From BoardGameGeek:
Gnomes at Midnight is a 2-player, light strategy, kind-hearted tabletop board game. Your gnomes come alive at midnight but have to stay hidden out of the shifting moonlight. 3 ways to win: Capture the three toadstools, Bump 3 rival gnomes off the board, or Complete the dance design anywhere on the board. Gnomes can move 1 space in any direction, but they may never move on or off of a moonlit square, as shown on your current moonlight card. If a gnome moves onto a rival gnome, the rival is bumped off the board. On your turn you may move, or add a gnome back onto a start garden square. Then reveal your next moonlight card. A player only has to complete 1 of the 3 goals to win. "Be sneaky or bold, but only one group of gnomes will win the lawn for the night." -description from the publisher
Designer
David Van Drunen
Artists
Michael Christopher, Kiri Østergaard Leonard
Publisher
Analog Game Studios
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Mechanics