Exciting because all players are trying to fit the pieces into their template. Addictive because once you start, you won't be able to stop, eagerly awaiting each new round. And clever because Ubongo's rules can be explained in less than 3 minutes.
At the beginning of a round, each player receives a puzzle card representing a shape created by a certain number of squares. When everyone is ready, someone rolls a die to determine which row of pieces each player can use to recreate the shape on their individual card. The race is timed by a sand timer, and the outcome of this race determines which color of gems each player will receive.
Components: 4 sets of 12 pieces, 54 templates (with 648 different combinations), 1 special die, 1 sand timer, 1 cloth bag, 1 round marker, and 58 gems.
Company
Devir is a Brazilian publishing group founded in 1987 and specialized in entertainment products: fantasy literature, comics, and games of all kinds, including role-playing games, board games, collectible card games, and more. The group has subsidiaries in eight different countries: Brazil, Portugal, Spain, the United States, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Argentina.
Devir holds exclusive translation rights to Portuguese and Spanish for Wizards of the Coast products. The four most representative games in the company's catalog are the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, and the board games Catan and Carcassonne, all of which feature international tournaments.