Ricochet Pyramids

Really fun. I have never played Ricochet Robots so I cannot make a comparison. The rules I have state that you would need 3 monochrome stashes, but I think you could get by fine with a trio each of 3 colors. The reason I mention it is the game is great and I wouldn't want anyone with pyramid arcade or one of the new small box games to think you didn't have enough to play.

Played this by substituting other bits and pieces for the pyramid pieces - some numbered wooden blocks for the towers, and meeples for the robots. Then used rage cards to select the targets. Could use one rage card per colour/target combination but I actually made two decks - one to choose the target number, then another to choose the robot colour. This way, I selected the target, and substituted the tower marker for a thin counter (to make it clear that it no longer acted as a block). Then revealed the robot colour. (I also added in a few rage wildcards to indicate any robot.)

Would still work with a single card to choose both, but then the person doing the tower substitution misses out on the first few seconds of analysis. Of course, the other players can start speculating, so eg if it's trivial for the blue robot to get there, they can be ready to shout out "two" if the blue / wildcard card is revealed.

Good enough that I don't regret getting rid Ricochet Robots for the rare times I feel like playing

not made

icehouse plus chessboard

This game really does a good job capturing the original feeling of Ricochet Robots using a board only 1/4 the size. Random placement of towers makes for even greater replayability than the modular boards in Ricochet Robots with their printed-on goals and walls. The level of challenge is maintained because each new goal ceases to be solid, so not only do you have to figure out how to get the robot to the goal, but you have to figure out how to put something solid behind the goal before the robot can land there. (Edit: Still love this after over 100 plays.)

A nice scaling down of Ricochet Robots. (I view them pretty equally.)

I love Ricochet Robots and see no reason not to love Ricochet Pyramids as well, while giving it more time and plays to grow. The goal tower not blocking movement adds a very interesting USP.

Contained in Pyramid Arcade.

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