# Kolejka: Ogonek ## General Info - **Year Published**: 2011 - **BGG Rating**: 7.0 - **BGG Rank**: — - **Players**: 2-6 (Best with: 5) - **Duration**: 60 min - **Weight**: 2.12 / 5 - **Designers**: Karol Madaj - **Artists**: Marta Malesińska, Natalia Baranowska - **Publishers**: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (IPN) - **Categories**: Educational, Expansion for Base-game - **Mechanics**: Events, Hand Management, Memory, Set Collection, Take That, Worker Placement ## Verdict If you enjoyed the chaos and theme of the original Kolejka, this expansion is a must-have to increase the confusion and fun with more people!More players, more chaosImmersive Polish themeEvents and vodka add spiceExpands base game creativelyRequires the base game KolejkaModerate language dependencyCan increase playtimeRECOMMENDED ## Description Get ready for another dose of communist chaos and nostalgia with Kolejka: Ogonek! This expansion supercharges the base game Kolejka, adding the possibility for up to six players to join the most chaotic queue in 1980s Poland. Now, the daily drama takes on even grander proportions, with more people vying for the scarce goods available. The game throws you back into the reality of the era, where queuing was an art and "Trybuna Ludu" (the official party newspaper) dictated the day's rules with news that could change everything on the board. Want to add an extra touch of realism? Vodka, that universal "substitute currency," returns with full force to stir up the black market and win over the speculators. And if you think that's still not enough to test your nerves, the expansion introduces the "Range of Possibilities" cards. With them, creativity runs wild: you can create your own "Trybuna Ludu" events and queue cards, adding a personal and unpredictable touch to your games. Kolejka: Ogonek isn't just an expansion; it's an invitation to relive (or simulate!) the peculiarities of an era with more players and more confusion. Perfect for those who enjoy the theme and want to extend the base game experience with an extra touch of 'take that' and hand management. ## How to Play Objective of the Game Dear players, "Kolejka: Ogonek" is an expansion to the "Queue" game, aiming to recreate the experience of 1980s Polish society, which faced chronic problems with the availability of food and general merchandise. The game serves as an educational tool to provide new information about recent history. Players are trying to navigate the realities of shopping in the Polish People's Republic under communist control, dealing with long queues, limited supplies, and various social events. The ultimate goal is to successfully acquire products, though the specific victory condition is not detailed in the provided context. Preparation (Setup) Before starting the game, follow these steps: Decide on the game variant: easy, medium, or difficult. Based on your choice, place all product supplies cards numbered "1", "2", or "3" into the box. Replace the removed cards with product supplies cards numbered "4". Add the card numbered "6" to the pack of Purchasing Lists Cards before drawing. Place two additional product cards of each color on the board with delivery trucks. Divide the deck of Trybuna Ludu cards into two piles according to the "I" and "II" markings. Shuffle each part separately. Place the unrevealed cards, those marked with "II" and then "I", on the Board with the delivery trucks, on the square with a broken line. For the Liquor Store expansion, take out two vodka cards from the box, picking two cards more than there are players participating in the game (e.g., four cards for two players, five for three players). Then, place them beside the board along the edge, behind the hanging frame – this will be the liquor store. For the New Queue Cards expansion, shuffle both the old and new queue cards together. Put the first 4 uncovered cards on the designated spot in the center of the board (you can have a discreet look at them beforehand). From among the 10 remaining cards, make a pile of unrevealed cards to be picked from. All rules of the basic version of "Queue" game also apply to the Six Players variant. For the Six Players variant, use the product delivery cards marked "4", shopping list card marked "6", and 10 additional product cards (two in each color). White pawns and cards may be selected by the players also while playing the game with a smaller number of participants. Fluxo do Jogo The game progresses in rounds with specific phases: In each round, after the queuing up phase and before the merchandise delivery phase, "the manager" reveals one Trybuna Ludu card and reads its content aloud. Unless indicated otherwise on the card, the described event takes place immediately. After the Trybuna Ludu card has been read, it has to be placed facing up beside the board. Players can look through used Trybuna Ludu cards. The pack of Trybuna Ludu cards can be played with for two weeks. On the second consecutive Saturday, all Trybuna Ludu cards should be shuffled and a new pile of cards to be picked from should be created. On Saturday, all "used" queue cards and those which were put aside in the center of the board should be sorted according to colors, shuffled, and the 4 unrevealed cards should be put aside again (after having a look at them first), and the remaining cards should be placed at the bottom of the pile of cards to be picked from. Ações e Como Jogar Visiting the Liquor Store While taking one's place in the queues (also when preparing for the game), players may visit the liquor store and put one of their pawns on a vodka card. Since the store will be opened at 1 PM, players collect their pawns with cards only in the PCT phase. Using Vodka Cards Vodka cards have two applications: Substitute Currency in the Outdoor Market: A player who exchanges products at the outdoor market can use a vodka card instead of a product card. It is possible to exchange one product card and one vodka card for one product card from the outdoor market. It is possible to exchange two vodka cards for one product card. It is possible to exchange one vodka card for one product card with a market trader. Vodka cards used for exchange at the outdoor market must be immediately placed in the liquor store beside the board. They will be eligible for sale in the next round. Exchanging Places with a Speculator: Instead of a queue card, the player may play a vodka card and place his/her playing token in the same queue on a speculator square that will move to the player's former square. A speculator must never leave the queue in which he/she is standing. The vodka cards handed over to a speculator should be placed immediately in the liquor store beside the board. Using a vodka card instead of a queue card enables each player who plays a vodka card to have an additional turn for playing a queue card. After passing or playing the last queue card from his/her hand, the player cannot play the vodka card again up to the end of that particular phase. New Queue Cards "A Shoddy Item" (Bubel): This card enables the player to put a product selected in a shop on top of any pile of product cards on the delivery trucks board. For instance, you can move "tinned ham" from a food store onto a kiosk delivery truck. Then, at the next delivery to the kiosk, "the tinned ham" (treated in a delivery card as one product from the kiosk) will go not to a food store but to a kiosk. The "Shoddy Item" will be for sale again as a full value product card. This card cannot be used on products at the outdoor market. The card is playable also during "Closed for Stocktaking". "This Lady Was Standing Behind Me" (Ta Pani Stała Za Mną): This card enables the player to take any of his/her pawns off the board (also the one standing in front of the outdoor market) and to put it behind any of the player's own pawns in the same or different queue. For instance, having two pawns somewhere in the middle of a queue and holding the "Mother Carrying Small Child" and the "This Lady Was Standing Behind Me" cards, one can jump with one of the pawns to the front of the queue in one turn while in the next, playing "This Lady Was Standing Behind Me" card, move onto two first places in front of the store's entrance. "Artificial Crowd" (Sztuczny Tłok): This card enables the player to move a speculator to the first place of any of the queues. The card is also playable when the presence of the Workers and Peasants' Inspection (WPI) was detected. "Hard Elbows" (Twarde Łokcie): Playing this card enables the player to take one card from the top of his/her pile of cards to be picked from. Moreover, after playing it, the player has an additional, fourth turn of queue jumping. The card is also playable after the card "Afternoon Sale" has been revealed. In this case, the player will have five turns of queue jumping. The number of turns can be multiplied, however, by using a vodka card to exchange places with a speculator. The card is invalid if there are no more cards in the pile of the cards to be picked from. Range of Possibilities Cards The Range of Possibilities cards enable the player to create Queue and Trybuna Ludu cards any way he/she wishes. The basic pack of Queue and Trybuna Ludu cards may be supplemented by the player's own cards. Fim de Jogo e Pontuação At the end of the game, the vodka cards are not treated as products and they are not used to settle draws. After the end of the game, show the remaining players the queue cards which were not in your piles of cards to be picked from. The specific trigger for the end of the game and detailed scoring criteria are not provided in the context. Dicas para Vencer Strategic Use of Vodka Cards: Consider using vodka cards not just for market exchanges but also to gain additional turns for playing queue cards by exchanging places with a speculator. This can be crucial for positioning yourself advantageously in queues. Leverage "Hard Elbows" for Extra Turns: The "Hard Elbows" card provides an additional turn of queue jumping, and even more if "Afternoon Sale" is revealed. Combining this with a vodka card for a speculator exchange can significantly increase your actions in a phase. Manipulate Product Deliveries with "A Shoddy Item": The "A Shoddy Item" card allows you to move a product from one shop's delivery pile to another. This can be a powerful tactic to redirect desired products to a queue where you have a better position, or to disrupt opponents' plans. ## FAQ ### Do I need the base game Kolejka to play with this expansion? Yes! Kolejka: Ogonek is an expansion and requires the base game Kolejka to be played. ### How many players does this expansion support? It increases the player limit to up to 6 players, making the queues even more competitive. ### Does the game get much longer with the expansion? It might get slightly longer due to the increased number of players and additional complexity, but the playtime is still around 60 minutes. ### Is the theme heavy or lighter? The theme is a lighthearted satire of life in communist Poland, focusing on queues and scarcity in a humorous and critical way. ### Do I need to translate the cards? There is a moderate language dependency. It is recommended to have the cards and events translated for a smoother experience, especially for those unfamiliar with the historical context. ### What new or enhanced mechanics does this expansion bring? It intensifies the Hand Management, Worker Placement, and Set Collection mechanics, while also adding more Events and the possibility of 'take that' interactions with more players.