2018Florian Grenier
- Videos
- 3
- Creators
- 3
4 - 8 players15 - 20 minMedium weight

2024Florian Grenier
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Strange World Above the Clouds is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
Create a strange world inhabited by puzzling creatures. At each creation restriction mistake, dangerous Tzimimes will appear. Obtain the most Stars as you create a world made of 16 cards as you watch for the Tzimimes trying to devour your cards. Each player has a game area in front of them. It is forbidden to play cards in any opponents area. Each turn, draft 3 cards then play, alternatively, your cards, one by one in your world, orthogonally adjacent to a card that was previously played in your game area. Several types of lands have playing restrictions. If they are not met, the card is played face down, Tzimimes side facing up and do not score any Star at the end of the game. Other lands have binding play effects. Some cards will add vertical and horizontal scoring. In Strange World, you have to do your best with the worst. Indeed, with a tight draft of 3 cards, your opponents will certainly give you cards that are not so simple to play in your game area. But from the optimisation of these restrictions comes the gaming fun. -description from the designer
Learn to play
Strange World Above the Clouds has 9 videos from 9 creators: 3 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs and 1 other video. They date from 2025 to July 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play A Strange World Above the Clouds | Small Box Board Game Tutorial" by The Gaming Circus, which runs 1 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Strange World Above the Clouds Review - ...with a Chance of Meatballs" by The Dice Tower. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Strange World Above the Clouds — Solo Playthrough | 4x4 Grid Builder" by One Last Hand, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Tokyo Ghoul: Bloody Masquerade, also by Florian Grenier, or Stamp Swap, Kerala: The Way of the Elephant and LUNA Capital, which share several of its mechanics.
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2018Florian Grenier
4 - 8 players15 - 20 minMedium weight
2016Kirsten Hiese
2 - 5 players30 minLight weight
2021Jose Ramón Palacios
1 - 4 players45 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Create a strange world inhabited by puzzling creatures. At each creation restriction mistake, dangerous Tzimimes will appear. Obtain the most Stars as you create a world made of 16 cards as you watch for the Tzimimes trying to devour your cards. Each player has a game area in front of them. It is forbidden to play cards in any opponents area. Each turn, draft 3 cards then play, alternatively, your cards, one by one in your world, orthogonally adjacent to a card that was previously played in your game area. Several types of lands have playing restrictions. If they are not met, the card is played face down, Tzimimes side facing up and do not score any Star at the end of the game. Other lands have binding play effects. Some cards will add vertical and horizontal scoring. In Strange World, you have to do your best with the worst. Indeed, with a tight draft of 3 cards, your opponents will certainly give you cards that are not so simple to play in your game area. But from the optimisation of these restrictions comes the gaming fun. -description from the designer
Designer
Florian Grenier
Artists
Florian Grenier, Valériane Holley
Publisher
GRRRE Games
Categories
Mechanics