2025

Hearts Ablaze

1–4 players 30–60 min Ages 10+ 0.0/5 complexity 0.0/10 rating

About this game

A push-your luck game that combines dice rolling with pattern recognition. Players are part of the rhythmic gymnast's team and are preparing for the Olympics. The aim? Be elected team captain to guide your team as the world tunes in. Give it your best and balance your ambitions with personal drama to lead your team and be the best. In this game you use the pattern recognition element from Botanists (released 2019) but combine it with dice rolling push your luck elements. Your ability to manipulate your dice-rolls will be linked to your apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, and rope. Your personal dramas are related to family pride, personal ambition for success, your impulse to be famous, or with your love interest. However, your coach will be putting pressure from a different angle also. With hearts ablaze: balance your acts, train your routines, command admiration, and be the best!

What it feels like

Push Your Luck Once-Per-Game Abilities Variable Player Powers Pattern Recognition Re-rolling and Locking Dice Rolling Dice Sports

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