Cover art for Slate

Slate

2011 · BGG
Avg rating
5.72
Bayes rating
5.51
Weight
1.25 (Light)
Players
2-4
Playtime
1 hr 10 min
Ratings count
42

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Description

2- 4 Players compete to build and mine slate in North Wales. Players roll three dice to determine what actions they can take, though money can be spent to alter the die roll. Actions available to players include building a mine, selling slate or take a development action. The development actions either benefit players in the final scoring or allow players to add to their stock, adjust a die or improve the return from the sell slate action. At the end of the game players score points for developments, mines owned and money 'Slate' is second game in Martin Wallace's series of four designed for the 2011 issues of Spielbox (included in Edition 93. The game requires the materials provided in issue 3 of Spielbox 2011. The first game in the Series is 'Great Western'

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Action selection / worker placement Dice rolling Resource & economic management

Game type

Board game

What it’s about

Business, building & transportation

Publishers

W. Nostheide Verlag GmbH

Designers

Martin Wallace