New Game Release – Intarsia
Pegasus Spiele has released Intarsia, a strategy game from the designer of Azul, into retail last month.
Players take the roles of craftspeople who specialize in the art of Intarsia. This is known as the delicate and elaborate form of woodworking that results in beautiful parquet flooring. You have been asked to redesign the stunning floor at the reknowned Café de Paris, embellishing it with stylish intarsias. However, this is a contest and you must prove you are more skilled at your craft than your competitors.
Intarsia is a game of careful choices. As an artisan, your work will be defined by the materials you collect, the wood you purchase and add to your personal floor board, and your ability to score achievements as you gently settle each interlocking element into place.
By claiming a tool tile each time you satisfy its particular requirements of wood colors and arrangement, you gain expertise and accumulate ever larger scoring multipliers. After three rounds, the player with the most points will claim victory. This secures their legacy with the contract to renovate the intricate floors at Café de Paris.
Intarsia is for two to four players, ages fourteen and up, and plays in forty to sixty minutes. It retails for only $59.95!
Pegasus Spiele also previously released Bomb Busters (see “Bomb Busters game“).
