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Zendo is terrific: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendo_(game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendo_(game) One player thinks of a secret rule, and the others have
by iainmerrick 9y ago
Zendo is terrific: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendo_(game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendo_(game) One player thinks of a secret rule, and the others have to guess the rule by building little sculptures.
It's best played with a set of Icehouse pieces, which pack pretty small and can be used for a whole bunch of other games too. You don't need Icehouse pieces, though, you can also play Zendo with coins, matchsticks, etc.
- splawn 9y agoThis is one of my favorite games. I love how while it has a "spiritual" theme, the mechanics feel like pure deduction/scientific method.
- Marazan 9y agoI think Zendo is better with a set of basic lego blocks (1x1, 2x1, 2x2) in 3 colours. It's easier to construct and build things. But fundamentally it is an incredible game in whatever form you play.
- iainmerrick 9y agoWow, Lego blocks! That's a great idea, I'll have to try it.
- Marazan 9y agoThey key thing when using Lego is not to go crazy with variety you need a large number of a small variety of blocks.
- iainmerrick 9y agoMakes sense. The one meta-rule I always emphasize when introducing people to Zendo is "make the rule really simple, it'll be much harder to guess than you expect."
- iainmerrick 9y agoDo you require your Lego structures to be fully connected? Seems like that limits the possibilities a bit, but it would mean you can safely pick them up and move them around, which is always fiddly in normal Zendo.
- Marazan 9y agoWe don't require it but inevitably people build fully connected structures due to the ease of pickup and move around.