Lookout Games | Patchwork Doodle | Drawing Board Game | Ages 8+ | 1-6 Players | 20+ Minutes Average Playing Time

I bought this for my 7-year-old daughter for Christmas but my wife and I have been playing it mainly at night. The rules are exceptionally simple but the game actually has a tremendous amount of strategy. My favourite two player game is currently Jaipur but Patchwork may very well dethrone it, it's that good.Both players have their own gridded mat on which they need to construct a quilt. On a turn, the player may take any of the next three quilt patches from those encircling the board: there is a rather substantial wooden marker to mark the current point and it's moved to where the patch was removed from each time, thus your choice affects the patches available to your opponent.Each patch is a shaped like a tetris piece (of three, four or five blocks) and so the first puzzle is fitting these onto your grid. Each piece has a cost (in buttons, the game's currency) and time printed on too. You see, to represent time, there is a third board with a track on which the players have a token: once a player reaches the centre they can make no further changes to their quilt. The game finishes when both are over the finishing line.To buy a patch you have to both pay its cost in buttons and also move your piece around the timeline the number of spaces shown on that piece. The twist is that the person at the back continues to play until the other player is at the back, golf style. That way there is a strategic element of taking the pieces with the low time cost in order to get multiple sequential goes and, in doing so, access to the better patches. However, the more awkward shaped pieces tend to be cheaper so sometimes you have to pay high in order to get a piece that actually fits your quilt. In addition, many of the patches have one, two or three buttons icons on them: for these you get payouts whenever a button icon is crossed on the timeline (there are several of these) and it's important to get lots of buttons in the early game as otherwise you don't have enough cash to buy what you want later on. So there are many factors in play here: money, time and best fit.If there's no quilt piece you want you can, instead, move in front of the other player on the timeline and gain one button for each square you moved, thus allowing you to cash time for money to get access to the more lucrative pieces. There are also five 1x1 patches on the timeline that are won by the first player to cross over them: extremely useful for filling those inevitable holes.At the end of the game, each player loses two buttons for each empty square on their quilt board, so it pays to get as much covered as possible. Finally there's a 7 button bonus for the first player to complete a 7x7 square without gaps. The winner is simply the player with the most buttons at the end. We've had winning scores ranging from the negatives to 40, but we've also had some very close games too, with just a button or two between us.All in all, Patchwork is a pure gold: it has simple and straightforward rules, it's quick and easy to play, tense in places and a lot of fun! It's also has surprisingly strategic depth: I especially like how you can really stick it to the other player, by making a snazzy chain of moves when they go too far ahead on the timeline. This is especially satisfying when you are running out of buttons but are then able to set up a chain of moves that pushes you over a button icon giving you a button haul you can then use for your second or third contiguous go.This is the second Uwe Rosenburg game I've played: Bohnanza, too, is a fantastically original and fun game so I'm starting to think this guy is some kind of game designing genius: I'll definitely be checking out his other offerings (looking at your Caverna).

This game can be played many times, without ever feeling quite the same. The puzzle aspect means you’re always trying to work out what piece will fit best.Because there are a set number of simple actions you can take, this is an easy game to learn, and can also be explained to young children. We ply with our 4 year old and she enjoys the placing of the tiles (even if she isn’t quite on bird with the strategy aspect yet!).Fun for all the family, and a great addition to anyone’s collection. A game of patchwork has become a new part of our evening routine - quick to set up and very enjoyable.

We're addicted to board games in our house, and I bought this one on the recommendation of a friend. And we were not disappointed. In lots of ways a simple game - somehow combining elements of Tetris with some interesting strategy. (For context - we like games like Splendour - https://amzn.to/4bfU9zB; and Azul - https://amzn.to/3ScmnCE - esp. the Pavilion variant - https://amzn.to/3SBV2LC; and of course Catan - https://amzn.to/3SzCzzg)Some of the other games we like take a bit longer - so we like that this one can be played in about 15 minutes. On the downside it is only for two players. But we play it often and enjoy it.

Fairly easy to learn how to play and nice graphic, only downside is that it doesn't last as long as w e would like

I really love this game. It's only for 2 players but it's must have for couples who are into board games. It's not quite easy to start playing but strategies are not obvious. Sometimes I feel I definitely will win only to find out how miserably I lose at the end. Absolutely brilliant game.

We are always on the look out for dedicated two player games and after seeing this recommended time and time again I finally picked it up for my other half. No ragrets. Fun game, with plenty of forward planning and strategy in what is quite a simple mechanic. Games have felt close enough that it's rare that any one person is outright dominating, at least not until later stages of the game. Really enjoy it and can't recommend enough. Only shame that it's requires 3 boards so not a game to take with you on a day out.

This games goal was very simple to understand but the rules and how it played left me scratching my head initially.Although the first few playthroughs irritated me, because of the wording of the rules and how vague it was, I really like this game.Once I ironed out the rule hitches, for myself, it was a fun and enjoyable game of making a Tetris like game. I enjoyed the idea of resource management and how the position of your pawn determined how many goes you got per turn.It's a clever game and is quite fun, with lots of counting and points spending involved. I'm happy with the game and hope to play more very soon.To clarify, on the movement/score board when you pass a button, you collect buttons equal to the number of buttons on your quilt tile.Example:You have placed 5 pieces and two had buttons on them you collect the amount of buttons you see on those pieces. When you get to the next button you should have more pieces and there should be more buttons to collect.If you can't play a piece you can still take your go as if you did, it's called passing, it doesn't cost you buttons but allows you to move.This is my only major criticism as it really doesn't explain this scenario, which happened twice, once right at the end of the game!Example:In your turn you have 3 pieces to choose from, if you can't afford to buy or play any of the pieces then you must move forward till one space ahead of your opponent, you collect 1 button for each space you move this way.*A variant of this is to simply move the tile selector pawn as you would normally but you don't get the tile, you do however move the number of spaces indicated, you will not receive or use any buttons this way* - I've used this particular method several times, it makes for a tough but interesting game.

My sister and I love games. This is our favorite one and we play it almost every day, and sometimes twice a day. You rarely know who's winning till the game ends which we think adds more excitement. It takes about twenty minutes to play one game. There are different versions and also versions for children as well. It is a clever puzzle game that is easy to learn and no game is the same ever which adds variety.

Fun game, very quick to learn, and takes only 20 minutes to play. Each game is different and offers opportunities to try different strategies.

Muy buena opción para 2 jugadores resulta muy satisfactorio ir llenando tu tablero

This is the best way to play Patchwork!The original Patchwork games are only 2 players, so right of the bat this is a welcome improvement. It’s easy to learn and easy to teach.A con might be that some of the pencils it comes with are pretty mediocre. The best way to play this is to bust out some other color pencils or pens and have fun making the patterns. Win or lose you end up with some beautiful works of art!

Excellent