The Boardgame Mechanics Review Tawa

About Tawa, from BoardGameGeek:

Tawa is a portable and handcrafted wooden tabletop game designed for travel enthusiasts. It offers compact, palm-sized components. Tawa can easily fit in bags and can be paired with a bespoke 100% handmade leather bag for added style, portability and protection. With rules that can be grasped in 5 minutes and gameplay lasting 10 minutes, Tawa offers 3 game modes, ensuring diverse entertainment on the go. Tawa also exemplifies Mokuomo's tradition of blending art with fun. Crafted from high-quality beech wood with Japanese-inspired engravings, Tawa not only promises engaging gameplay but also serves as an exquisite home décor piece. As Tawa is designed for traveling, it has a pretty straight-forward and simple gameplay. There are in total 3 different game modes, including competitive, co-op and solo mode. Competitive gameplay: Every player roll the dice and see what number they get. Then create a tower based on the dice number. Score points if they succeed. Players will get the chance to steal points from the others if they roll the special face on the dice. The first player to reach 20 points (2 players) / 13 points (3 players) / 10 points (4 players) wins. Co-op gameplay: Every player roll the dice and see what number they get. Then create a tower based on the dice number. Score points if they succeed. Players will get the chance to deduce from the total score if they roll the special face on the dice. In order to win the game, all players need to amass exactly 20 points in total within 8 rounds. Solo gameplay: Every player roll the dice and see what number they get. Then create a tower based on the dice number. For each number, there will be a correspondent unique combination assigned. Score points if they succeed. Players need to score at least 30 points to win the game within 10 mins. -description from the publisher