Bravo!

A roll-and-write that adds a seventh die with bombs, hearts and stars to the Noch mal! formula.

Designers: Markus Brand, Inka Brand
Published by: Schmidt Spiele
Editions by: Stronghold Games, Devir, 999 Games

Bravo! is the German Noch mal so gut!, a roll-and-write game in the popular Noch mal! family that adds more rules and possibilities to the original. The big addition is a seventh die that you can pick instead of the others, with its own row on the sheet, extra scoring and new elements like a bomb that crosses four fields anywhere, a heart that pays out if you cross it for completed columns, and two stars you can cross anywhere. Another change: rows are now scored, not just columns. It plays alone or with up to six, is over in about twenty minutes and suits ages eight and up.

A seventh die with bomb, heart and starsRows now score besides columnsOne to six players in twenty minutes

Who it's for

You already know the Noch mal! games and want a fresh set of tricks, or you like short roll-and-writes with plenty of little choices.

Not for you if…

You want a brand-new concept or heavy strategy. This is a variation on a known formula, over in minutes.

Vibe's take

Fast, tidy and quietly clever. You scribble through your sheet, chase column and row bonuses and keep sneaking a look at what the seventh die could do for you.