
2022Sabrina von Contzen, Hanno von Contzen
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Pauly the Potoo bird has fallen out of his nest! Slightly dizzy, Pauly regains consciousness on the floor, surrounded by masses of shimmering feathers. In Featherlight, you help Pauly put his collection of feathers back in order, ideally scoring more for your assistance than anyone else. In more detail, each feather card in your hand can earn you points, based on what's in your hand, and which feathers are in the nest at game's end. Each feather color has similar scoring conditions, with slight variations from feather to feather. Some may want feather sets, while some may want odd or even numbers of feathers of a certain color. The more complex the card is to score, the more points you can earn. During the game, you swap cards to affect both your hand and the central nest, perhaps taking a card an opponent wants, perhaps bluffing desire for a card so that someone else takes it, thereby revealing what you actually wanted. The game ends as soon as the last card is drawn from one of the two draw piles, with players competing in either a single game or a three-game "Pauly's Feather Tournament" as desired.
Featherlight has 4 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 1 playthrough and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to February 2023.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Featherlight Review - with Joey and Alex" by The Dice Tower. To see it played, watch "Solo Gaming with Mandi - Featherlight" by Salt and Sass Games.
If you like it, try SpellBook, CuBirds, Fluxx or 1815, Scum of the Earth: The Battle of Waterloo Card Game, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2022.
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From BoardGameGeek:
Pauly the Potoo bird has fallen out of his nest! Slightly dizzy, Pauly regains consciousness on the floor, surrounded by masses of shimmering feathers. In Featherlight, you help Pauly put his collection of feathers back in order, ideally scoring more for your assistance than anyone else. In more detail, each feather card in your hand can earn you points, based on what's in your hand, and which feathers are in the nest at game's end. Each feather color has similar scoring conditions, with slight variations from feather to feather. Some may want feather sets, while some may want odd or even numbers of feathers of a certain color. The more complex the card is to score, the more points you can earn. During the game, you swap cards to affect both your hand and the central nest, perhaps taking a card an opponent wants, perhaps bluffing desire for a card so that someone else takes it, thereby revealing what you actually wanted. The game ends as soon as the last card is drawn from one of the two draw piles, with players competing in either a single game or a three-game "Pauly's Feather Tournament" as desired.
Designers
Sabrina von Contzen, Hanno von Contzen
Artist
Kira Jäger
Publisher
Dachshund Games
Mechanics