Photograph

Wind the Film!: shuffle a hand of photo cards into the right order before the sunset card ends the day.

Designer: Saashi
Publishers: Matagot, Saashi & Saashi
Editions by: Korea Boardgames, Geekach LLC, Lavka Games, SD Games, sternenschimmermeer, Across the Board

It is 1960s Japan, you have a half-size camera and you are walking around town taking pictures. Photograph (also published as Wind the Film!) is a quick card game about making your roll of photos come out in the right order. On your turn you add one to three cards to the front of your hand without reordering them, move one card closer to the front, then discard as many cards from the back as you added. When the sunset card appears, the light is gone, nobody can take another picture and everyone scores what is on their camera. It is a twenty-minute puzzle of hand shuffling, drafting and ordering for two to four.

A hand of cards works as a roll of filmAdd, nudge and discard from the backThe sunset card ends the day

Who it's for

You like quick, clever card puzzles that ask you to manage the order of your hand.

Not for you if…

You want a game with lots of direct conflict or a big theme. It is a neat, quiet puzzle.

Vibe's take

Neat and a little fiddly in a good way. You nudge cards forward, discard from the back and silently hope your lineup survives, with a pleasant pressure from the sunset card hovering.