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Jul 25, 2024·How to play·06:07·15·Watch on YouTube

How to Play NEKOJIMA | Board Game Tutorial

Watch “How to Play NEKOJIMA | Board Game Tutorial,” a how-to-play guide for Nekojima on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by the creator on YouTube:

Your Island needs power but it's also been overrun by cats, and in Nekojima you'll have to balance power poles, power lines, and yes, sometimes cats, as you build a power network for your island. Nekojima is a dexterity game where players will be stacking power poles with varying lengths of wires, trying to reach new levels and avoid having it all come crashing down. In this Nekojima tutorial video we'll teach you everything you need to know to play. Get your own copy here: https://amzn.to/46j9Pjc Nekojima can be played competitively, cooperative, and solo, and it also includes variants to make it more difficult and test your skills. We cover all of the Nekojima variants in this tutorial. #Nekojima #Tutorial #boardgames #playthegame #PlaytheGameHQ #PlaytheGameChannel #Tabletop #TaletopGames #FamilyGames #Kidsplaining #bestboardgames #bestfamilygames #hottestboardgames This game was sent to us by the publisher From the Publisher: In Nekojima, “The Island of Cats” in Japan, an electricity network is developing to supply the various lively districts of the island. The installation of electric poles becomes more complex due to the narrowness of the territory and its curious population of cats strolling on the cables. Nekojima is a wooden game of skill and dexterity in which you have to keep an entire installation in balance. Players take turns placing or stacking denchuu — 電柱, or electrical poles — respecting the locations without any hanging cables touching. Be careful not to be the one to bring down the structure. This game requires reflection, concentration and skill. In competition, the player who knocks down the structure loses. In co-operation, the goal is to go as far as possible. AWARDS & HONORS 2023 - SWISS Gamers Award Family 2023 - Major Fun Award 2022 - 1st prize Alchimie in Toulouse 2022 - 1st prize Pari Ludique in Paris 2022 - Special Jury Prize at the FLIP in Parthenay ____________ Play the Game HQ a youtube channel dedicated to sharing our love of boardgames. Our flagship series, Play the Game, is a high quality multi-camera board game play through series featuring a bunch of friends gathered around the table playing board games. Play the Game takes its inspiration from other shows like Tabletop. Our Mission with Play the Game is to highlight the joy that comes when you gather around the table with friends and play a board game. Play the Game features a dedicated board game playthrough studio with 7 cameras, a custom board game table, an awesome custom made back-lit logo on the wall, and tons of easter eggs sprinked through the studio space. Play the Game is also the home of the Kidsplaining tutorial series, where Jarred (12) and Peyton (9) teach some of our favorite games in high quality, scripted board game tutorial videos. Kidsplaining started as a way to share our love of board games and help those who were intimidated by more complicated modern board games take a chance on new ones - because if a kid can teach it, how hard can it be? https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359029/nekojima

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Nekojima

Nekojima

2023·David Carmona, Karen Nguyen

Videos
35
Creators
24

Mainly reviews. Nekojima is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 19 reviews, 8 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 1 other video.

1 - 5 players
15 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Nekojima, from BoardGameGeek:

In Nekojima, “The Island of Cats” in Japan, an electricity network is developing to supply the various lively districts of the island. The installation of electric poles becomes more complex due to the narrowness of the territory and its curious population of cats strolling on the cables. Nekojima is a wooden game of skill and dexterity in which you have to keep an entire installation in balance. Players take turns placing or stacking denchuu - 電柱, or electrical poles - respecting the locations without any hanging cables touching. Be careful not to be the one to bring down the structure. This game requires reflection, concentration and skill. In competitive mode, the player who knocks down the structure loses. In cooperative mode, the goal is to go as far as possible. AWARDS: 2023 - SWISS Gamers Award Family 2023 - Major Fun Award 2022 - 1st prize Alchimie in Toulouse 2022 - 1st prize Pari Ludique in Paris 2022 - Special Jury Prize at the FLIP in Parthenay -description from the publisher

Designers

David Carmona, Karen Nguyen

Artist

Gilles Warmoes

Publisher

Unfriendly Games

Categories

Party Game

Mechanics

Cooperative GameDice Rolling
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