Synapse

Synapse

Designer: Mike Petty
Publisher: Black & White Games
BGG entry: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/12840

Synapse is a two-player game where players race to arrange their cards into scoring positions.

Like many real-time games, the play of the cards is fast and furious, then the scoring takes a little while as players figure out who actually won! Since only a complete understanding of scoring will allow a player to make good plays, however, it may be a little hard (while reading these rules) to understand when, where and maybe even why a player would place a card into play. For now, suffice it to say that cards placed next to each other are potentially worth points if the icons on their adjacent sides match up in either shape, number or color. Sometimes a player will want to aim for matches worth maximum points. Other times he may want to form 'connections' worth no points at all, in hopes of stopping his opponent from scoring. All the while a player has to keep a close eye on what his opponent is up to!

As far as the design goes, Synapse is my attempt at a real-time game that has no luck and no room for cheating during the fast play. I think it succeeds well on these two accounts. I'm curious what others may think of the game, though, so please send me your thoughts whether or not you get a chance to actually play the game!

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