2004Ken Dunn, Pete Shelling
- Videos
- 74
- Creators
- 20
Mostly how-to-play
2 players120 minHeavy weight
Tumbleweed
2020Mike Zapawa
- Videos
- 8
- Creators
- 3
Mainly playthroughs. Tumbleweed is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
2 players
2 - 200 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Tumbleweed is a two-player game. It is played on a hexhex board and a sufficient supply of stacked checkers. A stack can "see" a hex, when they are connected by a straight line, with no stacks in between. The players take turns placing stacks of their tokens on hexes that are seen by at least one friendly stack. The height of every newly-placed stack equals the number of your stacks that see the new stack. Replacing an existing stack with a new stack is possible, as long as the new stack is taller than the previous one. This works with opponent stacks (to capture), or your own stacks (to reinforce). Before the game, the host sets up the board and the guest decides which side he wants to play. Setup consists of one stack of two neutral tokens in the central hex, and a single starting token for each player in hexes of the host's choosing. The game ends when no more moves can be made by either player, or after two successive passes. The player who occupies over half the board wins. Tumbleweed was voted Best Combinatorial 2-Player Game of 2020 on BGG.
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Which Tumbleweed video should I watch?
Tumbleweed has 8 videos from 3 creators: 2 how-to-play guides, 5 playthroughs and 1 unboxing. They date from 2024 to December 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Tumbleweed Wooden Edition" by Kanare Kato, which runs 1 min.
To see it played, watch "World Championship 2023 Finals" by Alek Erickson, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #1, Ragnarocks, Platoon Commander Deluxe: The Battle of Kursk or Super Fantasy Brawl, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Tumbleweed
From BoardGameGeek:
Tumbleweed is a two-player game. It is played on a hexhex board and a sufficient supply of stacked checkers. A stack can "see" a hex, when they are connected by a straight line, with no stacks in between. The players take turns placing stacks of their tokens on hexes that are seen by at least one friendly stack. The height of every newly-placed stack equals the number of your stacks that see the new stack. Replacing an existing stack with a new stack is possible, as long as the new stack is taller than the previous one. This works with opponent stacks (to capture), or your own stacks (to reinforce). Before the game, the host sets up the board and the guest decides which side he wants to play. Setup consists of one stack of two neutral tokens in the central hex, and a single starting token for each player in hexes of the host's choosing. The game ends when no more moves can be made by either player, or after two successive passes. The player who occupies over half the board wins. Tumbleweed was voted Best Combinatorial 2-Player Game of 2020 on BGG.
Designer
Mike Zapawa
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Mechanics