Fuji

Escape a volcano together while secretly rolling dice and giving only vague hints.

Designer: Wolfgang Warsch
Published by: Feuerland Spiele
Editions by: Hobby Japan, Maldito Games, Cranio Creations, DiceTree Games, Lacerta, Super Meeple

A volcano is erupting, and you and your friends are a group of adventurers trying to outrun the lava to a safe village. Fuji (2018) is a cooperative dice game, and the catch is how little you may say. Everyone rolls dice at the same time behind a screen, so you only know your own roll. Each terrain card has a dice requirement, and you can step onto it only if you meet it better than both your neighbors. You communicate in hints and hope for the best. Everyone must reach the village, and one casualty loses it for everybody. Over in about forty-five minutes, best with three.

Simultaneous secret dice rolls behind screensMove only if you beat both of your neighborsEveryone must reach the village or the team loses

Who it's for

You like cooperative games with limited talk, enjoy reading your friends' vague hints and want something that finishes in under an hour.

Not for you if…

You hate luck-dependent dice, or want to coordinate freely. Part of the game is that you can't.

Vibe's take

Frantic and funny. Everybody rolls at once, mutters vague clues, and then watches the group's plan succeed or collapse at the same moment.