In many games we have houses, castles and even built entire cities. Here we had an architect never deal with the staff. In Aargh! Tect we now have the chance.

However, there are the obligatory competition also some other difficulties. No, it is not the building inspector, strike or wage claims. It's more about the opportunities to communicate our plans congenial. We work that is in the Stone Age.

In this party game from Fantasy Flight Games is about to gain fame and honor as master builder. These require the two architects, a good ability to communicate the plans and their teams to listen and creativity to put them. The buildings themselves are more likely to be regarded as prehistoric art moderne. Because the material is five large, colorful wooden blocks and a "stone" made of cardboard. The construction plans are printed on large cards and given a point score depending on difficulty level of three to five.

The central element of the game is the communication of the architect and his assistants. The most important "tool" of the Stone Age architect is, of course, his club. These are included in the game for both builders. But fear not, is not expected with serious injuries. This is for inflatable models.

Using this lobe can the builder make correct and incorrect actions identified. For this, the workers in question gets at the "right" one leg stroke and "wrong" of those two. Less impressive than the club is the linguistic ability of the architects. On the included stand-up displays for each team, the entire language range is reproduced.

The language does this for a simple scheme. To name one of the colored blocks, the architect must perform a movement. For the yellow stone just as his head wobbled. Subsequently, named by a word, what to do with this component. There is the impressive number of six words. These each have two meanings. The word means, for example UGUNGU "take you" or "You shall!". Through trial and error with accordingly, "useful" effect of the club, be built the buildings.

Since the whole so not complicated enough, the builder of course simultaneously connect to each other. They try to complete each an equivalent structure with their team first. Then there is the map printed on the score for the glory and the honor of the architectural firm. It runs so long, until a prearranged number of points achieved, or done a number of cards until everyone was once a builder, ...

This game does not count tactics, not planning and not strategy, but the funny thing. In the right round, which itself must not be too bad once to fall prey to ridicule, it will be a very funny and entertaining game. The game footage speaks for itself and has definitely a big compliment. Where to get already inflatable lobes in the box? For all friends party game is Aargh! Tect an unconditional recommendation.

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Year: 2009
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
Author: Walter Obert
Players: 4 +
Duration: 30 minutes
Age number: 6 years

Tags: Fantasy Flight Games