| Balloon
Cup
2 players
Ages 10 & up
Playing time: 30 minutes
Publisher: Rio Grande / Kosmos
Author: Stephen Glenn
Illustrator: Jurgen Zimmermann
Awards
Winner Best 2 Player Game Games 100 2004
Nominee Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) 2003
Finalist Best 2 Player Game International
Gamers Awards
In
Balloon Cup, the players compete in several short balloon flights
(hops) to collect the colored cubes associated with each hop.
When a player has collected enough cubes of a given color, he
earns the trophy card for that color. Players may even trade 3
otherwise useless cubes for 1 they can use. The first player to
earn 3 trophy cards is the winner! Each player has a hand of eight
balloon cards. The players play their balloons on mountain or
plain hops. Players play their high-valued balloons on the mountains
and their 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.
Contents:
45 balloon cards, 5 trophy cards, 4 hop tiles, 45 victory cubes,
1 bag, 1 rule booklet. Box sizeapproximately 20 x 20 x 3cm
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