Balloon Cup
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Game Reviews
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Two-player games are tough to design, because the game has to be interesting and close right up to the very end.
Balloon Cup has a great mix of luck and planning that makes it greatly enjoyable, with short turns and interesting decisions all the way. Like most great games, you have …
Take your Balloon and win trophies soaring through the sky!
In this card game, players compete in several short balloon flights (hops) to collect the coloured cubes associated with each hop. Each player has a hand of eight balloon cards and plays his/her balloons on mountain or plain hops.
High-valued balloons are used on the mountains and low-valued balloons on the plains. Players usually play their balloons on their side of the hops, but winds (and cunning) can cause them to play on their opponent’s side, a move that can ruin their opponent’s plans.
When a player has collected enough cubes of a given colour, he/she earns the trophy card for that colour, and players may even trade three otherwise useless cubes for one they can use. The first player to earn three trophy cards is the winner!
Box contains:
- 45 balloon cards
- 5 trophy cards
- 4 hop tiles
- 45 victory cubes
- 1 bag
- 1 rule booklet
