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This is one of the many Cross and Circle games[1], all of which use very similar design. Other examples include Pachisi (oldest), Ludo and "Mensch ärgere dich n
by dreen 11y ago
This is one of the many Cross and Circle games[1], all of which use very similar design. Other examples include Pachisi (oldest), Ludo and "Mensch ärgere dich nicht" (last one is called simply "The Chinese" in Eastern Europe and is quite popular there)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_and_circle_game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_and_circle_game
- breakingcups 11y ago"Mensch ärgere dich nicht" and the Dutch version "Mens erger je niet" literaly translates to "Man, don't worry" or "Man, don't get aggravated", where man is gender neutral, for those who were wondering about the long name.
- lorenzhs 11y agoIt should also be said that Mensch ärger dich nicht feels like it was purposefully designed to be the most infuriating board game possible.
- MrBuddyCasino 11y agoI think its a draw between "Mensch ärgere dich nicht" and "Malefiz". God do I love "Malefiz". Hehe.
- gohrt 11y agoHaha, in USA it is called Aggravation. I should have known the board game corporation didn't invent it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggravation_(board_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggravation_(board_game)
- brunosutic 11y agoThis game is pretty popular among children here in Croatia. As a child, I played it a lot. It's called "Čovječe ne ljuti se" - a literal translation of the German version "Mensch ärgere dich nicht".
- spacemanmatt 11y agoYup, I was sure I recognized a classic parcheesi board. I might now have to try this six-sided variant sometime. Maybe I can pull folks off Settlers over the holidays...
- tdsamardzhiev 11y agoWe call it the same way in Bulgaria. In ex-Yugoslavia it's probably called like that, too.