
2023Nikita Sorokin
Mainly reviews. Mezen is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 16 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
In the far far north, in the land of dark days and white nights, flows the river Mezen. From meadows and forest edges, horses gallop towards it, birds flock to it, foxes run to it. Not even the man could resist this river. The man walked to it and stayed for centuries. The nature of Mezen amazed the man so much that he decided to commemorate it. He gathered soot, black as the night itself, and clay, red as the sun, picked up a brush and started creating. That is how the famous Mezen painting came about - the style upon which this game is based. In Mezen, you take on the role of a northern craftsman, creating intricate ornamental paintings to order. Combine symbols and flip tiles to accomplish goals and earn points. Each turn, players choose a group of adjacent identical symbols to remove from their "painting" and slide down the tiles above to fill the empty spots. After that, they flip the removed tiles to their opposite side - from white to black - and place them in the newly empty spots. By changing the placement of symbols this way, the players try to accomplish goals and score. Whoever has the most points after ten rounds wins.
Learn to play
BoardGames Video - настольные игры
Watch it played
Mezen has 27 videos from 23 creators: 16 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2023 to December 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Mezen. Board Game — Gameplay Overview (EN)" by BoardGames Video - настольные игры, which runs 2 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Mezen Review - With Graeme" by The Dice Tower. 15 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Mezen 2 Player Playthrough" by Board Gaymes James, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Gzhel, also by Nikita Sorokin, or Through the Desert, Witchstone and My Shelfie, which share several of its mechanics.
8 of 23
2021Martino Chiacchiera, Reiner Knizia
2 - 4 players60 - 90 minMedium weight
2022Matthew Dunstan, Phil Walker-Harding
2 - 4 players30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
In the far far north, in the land of dark days and white nights, flows the river Mezen. From meadows and forest edges, horses gallop towards it, birds flock to it, foxes run to it. Not even the man could resist this river. The man walked to it and stayed for centuries. The nature of Mezen amazed the man so much that he decided to commemorate it. He gathered soot, black as the night itself, and clay, red as the sun, picked up a brush and started creating. That is how the famous Mezen painting came about - the style upon which this game is based. In Mezen, you take on the role of a northern craftsman, creating intricate ornamental paintings to order. Combine symbols and flip tiles to accomplish goals and earn points. Each turn, players choose a group of adjacent identical symbols to remove from their "painting" and slide down the tiles above to fill the empty spots. After that, they flip the removed tiles to their opposite side - from white to black - and place them in the newly empty spots. By changing the placement of symbols this way, the players try to accomplish goals and score. Whoever has the most points after ten rounds wins.
Designer
Nikita Sorokin
Artist
Mariya Stankevich
Publisher
Hobby World
Categories
Mechanics