Knister
A tidy roll-and-write where shared dice sums fill your 5x5 grid, chasing scoring runs with double-value diagonals.
See how it plays
How to play · in EnglishWürfel & Zucker | Wir zeigen euch: Knister und Knaster
Review · in EnglishKnister (NSV) - ab 8 Jahre - einfaches Roll & Write Spiel- Designer
- Heinz Wüppen
- Published by
- Ravensburger
A tidy little roll-and-write where two dice are rolled and everyone writes the sum into a spot on their own 5x5 grid. Over 25 rolls you try to build scoring runs, pairs and full houses across rows and columns, with the diagonals scoring double. Simple to grasp, tense to optimize.
Who it's for
Players who love quick roll-and-write optimization and games that scale to very large groups or even solo.
Not for you if…
You want interaction, theme or depth. It is abstract, luck-driven and quiet, essentially solitaire beside others, so social players may find it flat.
Vibe's take
A tense little optimization puzzle: every rolled number must be placed at once, so each is a small gamble against the grid you have already built.
Published 2007 · 19 years ago
older than 84% of games
In 2,070 collections
collected more than 33% of games
1–12 players · ages 8+
Best with 3 or 4
about 15 min
shorter than 93% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: light
Explained in 5 minutes · 1.2 out of 5 · lighter than 83%
Opinions: usual spread
A normal range of ratings
Language: no text
Playable without the language
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