# Magpie

## General Info
- **Year Published**: 2022
- **BGG Rating**: 5.0
- **BGG Rank**: —
- **Players**: 1-4
- **Duration**: 30-60 min
- **Weight**: —
- **Designers**: Benny Sperling
- **Artists**: Benny Sperling
- **Publishers**: Lagniappe Games, Roll and Write Revolution
- **Categories**: Bluffing, Territory Building
- **Mechanics**: Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, Solo / Solitaire Game

## Verdict
Magpie is for fans of collection games with shared chaos. The roll-and-write concept shines with secret strategies and area control. Perfect for groups who enjoy lighthearted play and unexpected interactions - like when someone steals your long-controlled territory. Solo mode is a fun bonus against a quirky NPC.Simple yet strategic mechanicsControlled multiplayer chaosWell-implemented solo modeShared sheet may get messyUnpredictable shiny scoringRECOMMENDED

## Description
In Magpie, you're a thieving bird collecting park trinkets - sticks, eggs, worms, seeds, and shinies (because birds love sparkly stuff, right?). Each player has a secret bonus card defining how everyone scores certain collections. The twist? Roll dice and choose whether to destroy hexes for resources or mark your symbol to control areas. And shinies might give you positive OR negative points later. It gets delightfully chaotic with 4 players sharing one sheet - are your friends clever like crows or just flapping aimlessly? Includes solo mode against Martha Magpie, an NPC obsessed with glittery objects. Plays in 30-60 minutes with no text needed, just pencils and cunning.

## FAQ
### Player count?
1-4 players with a challenging solo mode against Martha Magpie.

### Language dependent?
No, components are language-free - just need pencils and dice luck.

### Minimum age?
Simple but strategic. Recommended for ages 10+.

### Lots of sheets needed?
Each game uses one shared main sheet plus individual bonus cards.

### Good for beginners?
Yes, rules are easy to learn but offer strategic depth.

### Expansions available?
Not currently, but the system allows easy home variants.

### Typical duration?
From 30 minutes (solo) up to 1 hour with 4 indecisive players.