Cover art for Piñata

Piñata

2013 · BGG
Avg rating
6.80
Bayes rating
5.91
Weight
1.49 (Light)
Players
2
Playtime
30 min
Ratings count
1,029

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Description

In Piñata, the players compete to collect the colored candy inside the piñatas. Playing pieces that might otherwise be "cubes" are instead wooden markers with a bow-tie shape that mimics the shape of wrapped candies, coming in five different colors. When a player has collected enough candy of a given color, he earns the medal card for that color, and the first player to earn three medal cards wins! The players play their cards next to several mats on the table. Players usually play their cards on their side of the mats, but they may sometimes play on their opponent's side, a move that can ruin their opponent's plans. Piñata reimplements Balloon Cup – while adopting the designer's initial theme for the game – with the most significant rule changes being the addition of wild cards, the removal of a three-for-one token exchange, and a revision of the card values (but not the card count within each color). For more details, see this thread.

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Card play & hand management Set collection & pattern building

Game type

Card game Family / kids game Board game

Publishers

Rio Grande Games

Designers

Stephen Glenn