2022Ulrich Blum, Jens Merkl
- Videos
- 9
- Creators
- 7
2 - 4 players60 - 120 minLight weight

2019Jens Merkl, Jean-Claude Pellin
Mainly reviews. Nine Tiles Panic is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
In Nine Tiles Panic ( ), each player has a set of nine double-sided town tiles. At the start of a round, three scoring cards are revealed, such as most aliens on a single road, most dogs visible, or longest road. All player then race to assemble their town in whatever pattern seems best, trying to score points for one, two, or three of the scoring cards as they wish. As soon as the first player decides that they're done, they flip the sand timer and everyone else has 90 seconds to complete their town, then players determine who scores for which cards, with ties being broken in favor of whoever finished first. Players score points based on the number of players in the game, and players track their score on a chart over multiple rounds.
Nine Tiles Panic has 5 videos from 5 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to November 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play 9 Tiles Panic | Board Games Rules & Instructions" by Boardgaimz, which runs 3 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "NINE TILE PANIC | Review" by Life of a Board Gamer.
If you like it, try Cookie Box, Dust in the Wings and Nine Tiles, also by Jean-Claude Pellin, or Spaceship Unity: Season 1.1, also by Jens Merkl.
2022Ulrich Blum, Jens Merkl
2 - 4 players60 - 120 minLight weight
2016Jean-Claude Pellin
2 - 4 players15 - 20 minLight weight
2019Dennis Kirps, Christian Kruchten, Jean-Claude Pellin
2 - 4 players30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
In Nine Tiles Panic ( ), each player has a set of nine double-sided town tiles. At the start of a round, three scoring cards are revealed, such as most aliens on a single road, most dogs visible, or longest road. All player then race to assemble their town in whatever pattern seems best, trying to score points for one, two, or three of the scoring cards as they wish. As soon as the first player decides that they're done, they flip the sand timer and everyone else has 90 seconds to complete their town, then players determine who scores for which cards, with ties being broken in favor of whoever finished first. Players score points based on the number of players in the game, and players track their score on a chart over multiple rounds.
Designers
Jens Merkl, Jean-Claude Pellin
Artists
Hiroko Izumida, Jun Sasaki
Publisher
Oink Games
Mechanics