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New In Shrink –
Holi is a thing of beauty, it is one of those games that has such amazing components and is so unique that if it weren’t for having to dust it, I would love to leave this game set up on my game shelf 24-7 just to draw everyone’s attention to what a great game it is. With that description comes one small complaint with it and that is that I don’t like setting it up and taking it down. There are zero issues with its quality or sturdiness, it stands tall and strong as a 3 dimensional beacon of fun once it’s out on the table. I just don’t like fiddling with the pieces before playing or afterwards. Another great thing though is we will play several rounds of it because of me having this tiny personal issue.Beyond that wow the colors, I hope some of my photos do it justice, it just looks so great and inviting. I’m a big fan of games with this visual appeal and their beckoning nature asking you to play them. I honestly get a bit tired sometimes of a flat board and hoping around it, Holi with its crazy design and game play occurring on three different tiered layers makes me excited for the game about to unfold.Game play itself could not be more friendly and simple either, although those who are great at visualizing their turns in advance will find the gears of their mind turning as the plot out possible moves. Players have three patterned cards in their hands at a time that will both dictate movement options as well as where those players throw their colored game tokens onto the board. Playing cards in such a way where you can hit an opponent with your color will award extra points and accumulating the games sweet tokens can be a great incentive as to how you move yourself around the board. Not to be forgotten is the multi tiered board itself where players can move up to higher levels and being placing tokens with higher levels scoring more points but at a possible cost of rushing to the top only to have opponents gather all the sweets token you passed up.What really makes this game shine, and while these are optional to play with I cannot recommend enough that you always include them in your games are the rivalry cards. You can select up to three per game and they introduce rule variations, new rules, changes to movement, scoring alternatives, and in some cases penalties to how and where tokens are placed. These are what make Holi exciting, refreshing, and new each time that you play it. The game on its own is somewhat simple but the addition of these cards can make this a highly competitive yet still beautiful game to play. Now if someone would just come and regularly dust my fully assembled tower I could have the perfect game ready to play anytime.
Outdoorsman –
Gorgeous game. Simple enough to learn. Just not my favorite. However, I do not regret adding it to my collection.
courtney van dyke –
It’s an awesome game. Easy to learn. I’m slightly worried over time about the side pieces getting torn up from setting it up and taking it down I wish it was plastic and not cardboard
Domi Oikarinen –
Big Holi celebrations are probably cancelled again this year, but here’s a game for up to 4! It’s a fairly short game, which can be played in an hour or less, and the rules are easy to learn. The colors in the game are of course quite fun, and the three-dimensional aspect makes it really interesting. The “Rivalry Cards” add new rules or ways of scoring points, so your strategy for each wild color-throwing game will be a little different. I’m still introducing this game to my board game friends, but they’ve all liked it so far!
Kyle –
If you have never participated in the festival of colors, then now is your chance to do so… board game style. Here are my highlights about Holi: Festival of Colors game.Design = Beautiful and worth showcasing on your game wall. The game itself will cause anyone to stop and ask what game you are playing.Components = Amazing. The box insert is lame, but that is fairly normal with many games.Gameplay = Easy to learn. Easy to teach. Game for 2-4 players. The goal is to collect the most points by throwing color (game tokens) all over the board. On each turn you will do the following in any order: 1) play a card that shows where you will throw color (mandatory action); 2) move your marker anywhere on the board (optional); 3) ascend to the next level on the board (optional). You get 1 point per color on level 1, 2 points for level 2, and 3 for level 3. Gameplay takes a total of about 30-45 minutes.Summary = It’s a fun game. Unique design and theme. Worth every penny I spent.