Cover art for Branches and Twigs and Thorns

Branches and Twigs and Thorns

2002 · BGG
Avg rating
6.18
Bayes rating
5.51
Weight
2.44 (Medium Light)
Players
2-6
Playtime
15 min
Ratings count
38

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Description

Branches and Twigs and Thorns (or "Barsoomite Go") is an elegant little strategy game for two or four players that uses Icehouse pieces and a chessboard, and a collection of tokens (at least ten per player).

It is a turn-based game, unlike Icehouse or IceTowers; and there is no luck involved. Like Martian Go, Players seek to build chains of pieces of their own color and to force their opponents to branch of from opposing pieces of their opponent's colors, which results in a penalty determined by the sizes of the pieces involved.

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Mechanics

Tile Placement

Themes

None recorded

Publishers

(Web published) Looney Labs

Designers

Andrew Plotkin