
2022Danielle Deley, Nathan Thornton
Mostly reviews. That Old Wallpaper is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 15 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 2 unboxings.
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In That Old Wallpaper, you attempt to recover the wall of a house with wallpaper, matching as many patterns as you can. In the game, a number of locations are available where wallpaper cards will come up for grabs. Each turn, players simultaneously choose a location, and if they're the only one to pick a location, they get the card or cards in that location. If you choose the same location as someone else, each of you receives a "hazy memory" card that features a wallpaper pattern along only one edge instead of along all four edges. When you receive regular wallpaper cards, you must add them to your other played cards immediately, ideally matching the pattern halves to create a complete pattern. Patterns come in four colors, with each color having two sizes. A wild pattern is also available, which seems kind of weird, but so be it. To end a turn, deal a new wallpaper card to each location, which means that some locations will likely have more cards than other ones. At game's end, use your hazy memory cards to complete patterns on the edge of your wallpaper, then score for each color of pattern. The score of a pattern is the number of large symbols of that color multiplied by the number of small symbols, so if you don't have at least one large and small symbol, you score nothing for that color!
That Old Wallpaper has 22 videos from 19 creators: 15 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 2 unboxings. They date from 2022 to April 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "That Old Wallpaper | How to Play | Table Top Board Game | Family Board Game | Filler Board Game" by A Meeple Family, which runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "This Old Wallpaper Review: Does Boring Wallpaper make an Interesting Game?" by The Dice Tower. 13 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "THAT OLD WALLPAPER | Playthrough | AEG" by Dads and Dice.
If you like it, try Green Team Wins, Everything Ever, Green Team Wins: Holiday Party and Red Letter, Yellow Letter., also by Nathan Thornton.
8 of 19
2023Nathan Thornton
2 - 10 players20 - 60 minLight weight
2024Nathan Thornton
3 - 12 players15 minLight weight
2025Nathan Thornton
2 - 12 players20 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
In That Old Wallpaper, you attempt to recover the wall of a house with wallpaper, matching as many patterns as you can. In the game, a number of locations are available where wallpaper cards will come up for grabs. Each turn, players simultaneously choose a location, and if they're the only one to pick a location, they get the card or cards in that location. If you choose the same location as someone else, each of you receives a "hazy memory" card that features a wallpaper pattern along only one edge instead of along all four edges. When you receive regular wallpaper cards, you must add them to your other played cards immediately, ideally matching the pattern halves to create a complete pattern. Patterns come in four colors, with each color having two sizes. A wild pattern is also available, which seems kind of weird, but so be it. To end a turn, deal a new wallpaper card to each location, which means that some locations will likely have more cards than other ones. At game's end, use your hazy memory cards to complete patterns on the edge of your wallpaper, then score for each color of pattern. The score of a pattern is the number of large symbols of that color multiplied by the number of small symbols, so if you don't have at least one large and small symbol, you score nothing for that color!
Designers
Danielle Deley, Nathan Thornton
Artist
Matt Paquette & Co.
Publisher
Alderac Entertainment Group
Categories
Mechanics