Kolejka
Queue in front of empty shops in communist Poland and hope the delivery lands at your spot.
Who it's for
You like thematic games with a historical angle and a dose of dark humour. Particularly fun with four or five who enjoy playing mind games.
Not for you ifβ¦
You want a calm, calculable game. Deliveries are unpredictable, and a lot depends on guessing what the others will do.
Vibe's take
A comedy of frustration that is also surprisingly tactical. You bluff about where to queue, curse when a delivery goes to the shop next door, and laugh anyway.
About this game
Kolejka puts you in a queue in Poland at the tail end of the Communist era, and it is surprisingly fun. You send family members to five neighbourhood shops to buy everything on a shopping list. The problem: the shelves are empty. You line up your pawns in front of the shops without knowing which one will get a delivery, then product delivery cards are revealed, and there are only enough goods for the lucky few at the front of the line. It is a game of waiting, bluffing, grabbing the right spot and sometimes shoving ahead. It is clever, a bit satirical and a surprisingly honest peek at everyday life of the time.
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Categories
By the numbers
Players
Duration
60 min
Ages 10+
Complexity
2.0 / 5 β LightBGG Rating
6.2/10
Rank #2,398
4.1k ratings
Published
2011
Language
Moderate text
Designed by
Karol Madaj
Published by
HUCH!, Trefl, Instytut PamiΔci Narodowej (IPN)
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