Martian Backgammon
2001 · BGG
Avg rating
5.81
Bayes rating
5.50
Weight
1.90 (Light)
Players
2
Playtime
30 min
Ratings count
33
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Description
Martian Backgammon is designed using Icehouse Pieces, and is the Icehouse answer to roll-and move race games. Like its namesake, Martian Backgammon is an abstract strategy game with a significant luck component. Two players compete to be the first to get their pieces off of superimposed U-shaped tracks, while capturing enemy pieces and evading capture themselves. It is quick to learn, and is enjoyed by players of varying ages and skill levels. It requires two different colored stashes of Icehouse pyramids, two dice, and a few small objects to define the "board".
Play mode
Competitive
How it plays
Dice rolling
Game type
Abstract / puzzle game Board game
Publishers
Designers
Kristin Looney