Gerald Gan
Philippines
Quezon City
NCR
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Gulo Gulo is a game published by Zoch Verlag/Rio Grande Games, is for two to six players and plays in roughly around fifteen minutes. Its a game aimed primarily for kids (in my humble opinion), but one that can also be enjoyed by adults/families/casual gamers. Its fast to play, easy to teach and great to look at.
COMPONENTS:
The game comes in a big green square box. Inside said box are a bunch of multi-colored eggs, a handful of brightly colored gulo gulos, a wooden bowl, an alarm (literally a large matchstick), different colored tiles, a cloth bag and a rulebook.
The cloth bag is simply that, a cloth bag. Nothing to write home about, but really nothing to complain about either.
The rulebook is straight to the point and it works. Can't really rate it as astounding as it only spans a couple of pages, but it works and there are little to no questions remaining after reading it.
The tiles are made of nice thick cardboard, and are very sturdy and durable. The artwork on the tiles are also very nice and cute, fitting the game and its theme quite well.
The eggs are made of wood and come in varying sizes and colors. They're quite well made, no rough sides/edges and after repeated plays, I'm happy to report no paint-chipping as well. They're not too heavy. Same can be said about the wooden bowl and the alarm that were equally well made and have a smooth finish. Although I have this nagging worry that the alarm stick might break one of these days... but so far that hasn't happened yet.
Overall, great components and worth the tag price.
GAMEPLAY:
The gameplay is quite simple. At the start of the game, you shuffle the eggs in the cloth bag and pour them all into the wooden bowl. Then you stick the alarm in the middle of the pile.
Then, you randomly layout the tiles face down, making sure that the purple tile is included in the last four (or five) tiles. That's it. Time to play.
In a nutshell, a player reveals a tile and has to draw an egg of the same color from the wooden bowl. If at any time, the alarm should hit the table/floor, the eggs are all reshuffled and placed back in the bowl and the player who knocked the alarm down moves back the tile trail. There're a few nuances that I left out, but that's more or less how you play the game.
I have taught this game to friends, family members and my kids and they all loved it. Granted, kids seem to have an advantage as adults normally have more unwieldy fingers.
COMPARING IT TO OTHER DEXTERITY GAMES:
Compared to other dexterity games, there's really nothing too revolutionary about Gulo Gulo. But what stands out is how easy it is to teach and how people of all ages can more or less play the game equally well. There's no falling tower or flying wooden discs. Just gathering eggs.
This simple concept is what makes this game shine amongst the multitude of dexterity games already out.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
I'm glad I bought this game and my daughter is doubly glad we have it. I am constantly bombarded with requests to play this game and I wouldn't have it any other way.
If you have kids or if you like games that're simple, cute and colorful or if you simply like dexterity games... try to find a copy of this game. It really is a good game.
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Michael Melbourne
United States
Shoreline
Washington
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I just picked this game up this past weekend. We played once the night I bought it, and 4 times on Sunday. It has quickly become my daughter's favorite game to play. (she's 17) Great buy, but this game is better suited for everybody else in the family besides me... Mr. Fat Fingers can't pick eggs without setting off the alarm
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Gerald Gan
Philippines
Quezon City
NCR
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goalie4hire wrote: I just picked this game up this past weekend. We played once the night I bought it, and 4 times on Sunday. It has quickly become my daughter's favorite game to play. (she's 17) Great buy, but this game is better suited for everybody else in the family besides me... Mr. Fat Fingers can't pick eggs without setting off the alarm
Preaching to the choir my friend. Hahahaha...
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Posted Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:59 pm
