Player count: 2
Age: 8+
Playtime: 15-30 min
A game about putting together a quilt.
(I’m not kidding, and it’s brilliant.)
Move the shared worker around the play area, grab a piece within his range that matches what you need in terms of size and shape, pay the cost (in buttons!) and incorporate that piece into your quilt.
After years of giving us heavy titles such as Agricola, Fields of Arle or A Feast for Odin (all great games, by the way), designer Uwe Rosenberg went back to his roots and came up with a simple, clever and fun game that’s amazingly deep for a 15-to-30-minute experience.
Patchwork was originally published in 2014, and has since then spawned a whole series of variations. Some differ in look only (such as the Christmas Edition) while others feature altered gameplay (like Patchwork Express, if 15 minutes really is too long for you, or Patchwork Doodle, where you write on the board).
I say stick to the original gem of a design, and you’ll find yourself jonesing for buttons again and again.
Most easily forgotten rule: The first player to build a 7x7 square on his board gets the 7-button bonus tile.
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