ackmondual
United States
Virginia
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I've tried both this and Arbos. I gotta say, both games are neat. However I'd say one leg up this game has over Arbos is that the rules seem to be more streamlined, clean, and won't cause the game to drag on as long. Namely, in Arbos, you drop stuff, you pick up ALL of it. In Tier Auf Tier, you drop stuff, you pick up up to 2 pieces. That latter seems much more elegant if you ask me.
Another pro over Tier is the die seems to be more elegant than a card driven system, although this is very minor one in my books. I'm guessing it wasn't possible, or even practical to fit all the options on a single die (d12 perhaps?). I suppose I could try to come up with my own variant with 2 dice and make the options of "do nothing" or "give all your pieces to another player" roll the least frequently.
Thoughts on these topics?
-Arbos being MUCH longer than Tier, even though Arbos doesn't seem to be that much longer (may be for some)
-The cards being too much more randon compared to Tier?
-It's a drag that Tier doesn't do more than 4p, but still, it's such a short game that I don't see that as a major issue.
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Mark Jackson
United States
Fresno
California
Am I a man or am I a muppet? If I'm a muppet then I'm a very manly muppet!
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Try Arbos w/out the cards for a more gamer-y experience.
Still, Tier auf Tier's intended audience is families & kids... and it's possibly the best dexterity game (along with Gulo Gulo) in that category.
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