• Accounts on Board Game Arena – one per player.
• Computing devices – one per player.

Comments:

• The “Professional Variant” available from Board Game Arena adds a whole new level of madness.

Links:

• Board Game Geek
• Board Game Arena
• The GOAT Paddock

• At least one player on Tabletop Simulator.

Comments:

• As with all games played on the simulator, it is best to set the camera to view everything from above, but this means it is very difficult to see the different colours when camels are stacked.  It is also difficult to pick them up.  For this reason, rotate all the camels so they stand at slightly different angles, they will still stack (with care) but will be easier to see and pick up.
• With lots of players it is a good idea to use the longer track provided by the expansion, though none of the other modules.
• We set the game up with an area at the top of the player area to store tiles and asked players to keep track of their own funds.

Links:

• Board Game Geek:  Base Game
• Board Game Geek:  Supercup Expansion
• Board Game Geek:  Second Edition
• Tabletop Simulator Workshop (on Steam)

• Cards from the original game.
• A printout of the map sheet per player.
• Coloured pens per player (ideally red, blue, green, brown and purple).

Comments:

• When playing, use the solo player rules for for the ambush cards and don’t add an ambush on the first round on the first play.
• Sharing photos of the end result is amazingly good fun.

Links:

• Board Game Geek: Base Game
• Board Game Geek: Expansions
• Thunderworks Games: Map Sheets
• The GOAT Paddock

• The die from the original game.
• Printouts of the park sheets and Park cards (including bonus chart) per player, printed single sided.
• A marker pen, a pair of scissors and one six-sided die per player.

Comments:

• Start with each player rolling their die to determine which layout they will be using and then cut it out. If they roll a five or a six, they re-roll. Each player then rolls the die another four times to determine which two cards they start with, again re-rolling if necessary. During the game, when a park is completed, players roll dice to select the new one.
• To use the “Grand Parks”, decide in advance which cards these will be (suggest the first, third and fifth).

Links:

• Board Game Geek
• The GOAT Paddock

• Several copies of the game.

Comments:

• This has to be played over two sessions: “Present Wrapping” and “Present Opening”.  In the first part players choose the gifts they are going to give.  This can be from a private deck delivered in advance, or from snaps sent electronically, the latter takes more preparation.  The list and cards are then returned to the organiser who arranges the “Special Delivery”.
• The “Single Year” variant where everyone has one birthday, helps to prevent the game from outstaying its welcome and from cards being recycled (they lose their freshness when seen a second time).

Links:

• Board Game Geek

• At least one player on Tabletop Simulator.

Comments:

• It is very hart to distinguish some of the pieces when they are flipped to their “Dark Side”.  Changing their shapes can make some of them more distinguishable.

Links:

• Board Game Geek
• Tabletop Simulator Workshop (on Steam)

• The dice from the original game.
• A printout of the player board per player.
• Pen or pencil per person.

Links:

• BoardgameGeek
• BoardGameGeek: Hexpansion 1
• The GOAT Paddock

• Components from the original game.
• Components from the expansion.
• A set of eight d6 dice per player (one distinguishable from the rest).

Comments:

• Each player can roll their own dice, call out what they’ve got so the “hosts” can display them and everyone else can see and chip in with “encouragement”.

Links:

• Board Game Geek: Base game
• Board Game Geek: Expansion
• The GOAT Paddock

• Components from the original game.
• A set of dice per player.

Comments:

• The game officially only plays five, but as the base game plays more, there is no reason this can’t too, though there is a lot of downtime and the game can get over-long; playing two rounds helps with this.
• Each player can roll their own dice, call out what they’ve got so the “hosts” can display them and everyone else can see and chip in with “encouragement”.
• Beware of players hoarding “jetons” as it can add a lot of time at the end when players spend them all at once.  Options to prevent this include topping up to a maximum of two at the end of each round.

Links:

• Board Game Geek
• The GOAT Paddock

• The cards from the original game.
• A printout of the player board per player.
• Pen or pencil per person.

Links:

• BoardgameGeek
• BoardGameGeek: Sendai, Hakata & Nagoya Expansion maps
• BoardGameGeek: Ishikawa Promo Map
• The GOAT Paddock

• The dice from the original game.
• A copy of the player board per player.
• Marker pen per person.

Links:

• • Board Game Geek
  • Board Game Geek: ZusatzblockSet (I, II & III)
  • Board Game Geek: ZusatzblockSet (IV, V & VI)
  • The GOAT Paddock

• The dice from the original game.
• A copy of the player board per player.
• Marker pen per person.

Links:

• • Board Game Geek
  • The GOAT Paddock

• The dice from the original game.
• Player boards for each player.
• A pen, or better a pencil per person.

Comments:

• The second edition includes dry-wipe boards and pens, and plays eight out of the box, though with more copies it will play more people.
• Analysis Paralysis is a potential issue with this game, so with lots of people, a method for saying “ready” is helpful.

Links:

• Board Game Geek
• The GOAT Paddock

• The die, meeple, and cards from the original game.
• A printout of the player board for each player.
• A selection of coloured pens or pencils per person.

Comments:

• Although a selection of colouring pens/pencils is not essential, it adds something and makes sharing photos of the end result more fun.

Links:

• Board Game Geek
• The GOAT Paddock

• The dice from the original game.
• A printout of the player board per player.
• Marker pen per person.

Comments:

• Although the game includes dry-wipe boards and pens, a printout is available online.

Links:

• Board Game Geek
• The GOAT Paddock

• The dice and cards from the original game.
• A printout of the player board per player.
• Marker pen per person.

Comments:

• Although the game includes dry-wipe boards and pens, a printout is available online.

Links:

• Board Game Geek
• Print and Play version
• The GOAT Paddock

• Accounts on Board Game Arena – one per player.
• Computing devices – one per player.

Comments:

• There is scope for more players with the expansion.

Links:

• Board Game Geek: Base game
• Board Game Geek: Expansion
• Board Game Arena
• The GOAT Paddock

• The cards from the original game.
• A printout of the player board per player.
• Colouring pens or pencils.

Comments:

• Sharing photos of the end result is amazingly good fun.

Links:

• Board Game Geek
• The GOAT Paddock

• A complete set of hexagonal tiles from the game for each player.
• A player board per player.
• A piece of paper and pen each to aid adding up the scores.

Comments:

• Most copies of the game play six and come with six sets of pieces, but with two copies it is possible to play twelve and with more, lots and lots!
• When playing, calling out the numbers systematically reading from the top, then the bottom left and then the bottom right helps players find the correct token.
• Annotating the tiles in advance with letters so players can sort them also speeds things up, especially playing with lots of people.
• There are also variants of the original available that use a larger board or octagons etc.

Links:

• Board Game Geek:  Original Version (Take it Easy!)
• Board Game Geek:  Large Board Variant (Take it to the Limit!)
• Board Game Geek:  Octagon Variant (Take it Higher!)
• The GOAT Paddock

• The cards from the original game.
• A printout of the player board per player.
• Resource cubes per player, six of each colour should be plenty.
• A selection of coloured pens or pencils per person.

Comments:

• For lots of players, the “Town Hall Variant” is the way forward.
• There is lots of variety built into the different building cards, and more from the Fortune expansion.
• When playing with lots of people, you either need a strict time keeper, or some mechanism so people can show they are ready (like “putting hands up” in MS Teams).
• Sending players a photo of the building cards in advance helps to prevent problems seeing the cards.

Links:

• Board Game Geek: Base Game
• Board Game Geek: Fortune expansion
• The GOAT Paddock

• The rondel and dice from the original game.
• A printout of the player board per player.
• A pen per person.

Comments:

• This is one of the most complex games to play online, but works well.
• Teaching is always one of the most difficult aspects of playing online, so a player aid is helpful.

Links:

• Board Game Geek
• The GOAT Paddock

• At least one player on Tabletop Simulator.

Comments:

• • With lots of players it is advisable to use the larger board from Tsuro of the Seas.
  • Plays eight natively, but pawns can easily be added to enable a couple more to play.
  • We played offering the active player a choice of two tiles which they could have placed for them in any orientation. Any high symmetry tiles were put to one side and could also be chosen by that player or any following player as long as they were still available.
  • We modified the original version replacing the pieces with large pawns in different colours and the operators set the rotation to 90°.

Links:

• Board Game Geek
• Tabletop Simulator Workshop (on Steam) for Tsuro of the Seas

• The cards from the original game.
• A printout of the player board per player.
• A pen each.

Comments:

• There are lots and lots of expansion player boards that can be used when players get bored with the original or can be used to add flavour at different times of year (e.g at Easter, Christmas and Halloween).
• When playing with lots of people, you either need a strict time keeper, or some mechanism so people can show they are ready (like “putting hands up” in MS Teams).

Links:

• Board Game Geek: Base Game
• Board Game Geek: Expansions
• The GOAT Paddock

• The cards and dice from the original game.
• A printout of the player board per player.
• A pen/pencil each.

Comments:

• There are two settings, “Lite Mode” and “Danger Mode”.
• When playing with lots of people, you either need a time keeper, or some mechanism so people can show they are ready (like “putting hands up” in MS Teams).

Links:

• Board Game Geek
• The GOAT Paddock