Our Verdict
FOR GENRE FANS
If you already love Mandala Stones and crave more variety in scoring strategies, this expansion is a sweet little treat!
Highlights
- New scoring opportunities
- Boosts replayability
- Easy to integrate
- Extra strategic challenge
Keep in mind
- Requires base game
- Few components
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Mandala Stones: Dice Tower 2021 Objective Cards is a neat little expansion that adds an extra kick to your Mandala Stones games. If you already enjoy the base game and are looking for ways to vary end-game scoring, this is exactly what you need! This set includes four brand-new objective cards, identified from #X0 to #X04, which introduce fresh strategies for accumulating points. These cards were originally part of Pack E from the 2021 Dice Tower Kickstarter, making them a cool item for collectors and anyone who wants the complete experience. With these cards, each game of Mandala Stones can have a slightly different focus, encouraging players to think about new tactics to optimize their stone collection and artist placement. It's a simple, yet effective, way to add replayability and a renewed challenge to your favorite abstract game. Get ready to recalibrate your strategies and discover new paths to victory with these extra objectives!
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Mechanics, categories, families and credits
Categories
Families
Publisher
Board&Dice
Designer
Filip Głowacz
Artist
Zbigniew Umgelter
Community
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134owners
17wishlist
9want to play
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers before you buy
What are the Mandala Stones: Dice Tower 2021 Objective Cards?
They are four additional cards that introduce new end-game scoring conditions, giving players more strategic options to achieve victory.
Do I need the Mandala Stones base game to use this expansion?
Yes, this is an expansion and requires the Mandala Stones base game to be played. The cards integrate with the existing rules.
How many players can use these cards?
The objective cards are compatible with the player count of the Mandala Stones base game, which is 2 to 4 players.
What is the impact of these cards on game complexity?
They add a light strategic layer but do not significantly increase rule complexity. They simply offer new paths to score points.
Are these cards exclusive or easily found?
They were originally released as part of a promotional pack from the 2021 Dice Tower Kickstarter, which might make them a bit harder to find outside of that context.
Is it worth it for those who own the base game?
If you already enjoy Mandala Stones and want to inject more variety and tactical decisions into your games, it's definitely worth it! It's an extra that enriches the experience.