2022Junghee Choi, Philippe Proux
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2 - 6 players10 - 15 minLight weight

2024Junghee Choi, Wanjin Gill
Mainly reviews. Orapa Mine is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
Choose one person as the problem presenter. The presenter will be the director of the Orapamine, and the remaining players will become mineral explorers. The player who correctly identifies the positions of the minerals (Tangram pieces) placed by the director wins. Players take turns starting with the player seated to the left of the director, proceeding clockwise. Elastic Wave Shooting On the solution sheet, there is a grid of 10 x 8 cells. Choose one of the numbers (1-18) or letters (A-R) along the outer edge of the grid to shoot an elastic wave. The elastic wave travels horizontally or vertically from the fired position, bouncing off each mineral at right angles or horizontally and vertically until it exits the mine. The director must answer where the elastic wave exits and in what color. Upon hearing the answer, explorers record it on their solution sheets. The player who first correctly identifies the positions and colors of all minerals wins. Players can guess the answer even when it's not their turn -description from the publisher
Orapa Mine has 11 videos from 11 creators: 7 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 2 playthroughs and 1 unboxing. They date from 2024 to January 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "All the Games with Steph: Orapa Mine" by Steph Hodge, which runs 31 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Orapa Mine Review: "Lasers"" by The Dice Tower. 7 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Orapa Mine Two-Player Playthrough & Initial Review (4K) // You Sunk my Battle Laser" by Gaming Top-Down, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Tasso Banana and Orapa Space, also by Junghee Choi, or Turing Machine and Battleship, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from UK Games Expo 2025.
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2022Junghee Choi, Philippe Proux
2 - 6 players10 - 15 minLight weight
2025Junghee Choi, Wanjin Gill
2 - 5 players20 - 25 minLight weight
2022Fabien Gridel, Yoann Levet
1 - 4 players20 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Choose one person as the problem presenter. The presenter will be the director of the Orapamine, and the remaining players will become mineral explorers. The player who correctly identifies the positions of the minerals (Tangram pieces) placed by the director wins. Players take turns starting with the player seated to the left of the director, proceeding clockwise. Elastic Wave Shooting On the solution sheet, there is a grid of 10 x 8 cells. Choose one of the numbers (1-18) or letters (A-R) along the outer edge of the grid to shoot an elastic wave. The elastic wave travels horizontally or vertically from the fired position, bouncing off each mineral at right angles or horizontally and vertically until it exits the mine. The director must answer where the elastic wave exits and in what color. Upon hearing the answer, explorers record it on their solution sheets. The player who first correctly identifies the positions and colors of all minerals wins. Players can guess the answer even when it's not their turn -description from the publisher
Designers
Junghee Choi, Wanjin Gill
Artist
Wanjin Gill
Publisher
Playte
Categories
Mechanics