Robots

Guess together how far the robot will roll in four seconds, and get better at it every round.

Designer: Reinhard Staupe
Published by: Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag
Editions by: Pandasaurus Games, Gém Klub Kft., Arclight Games, Swan Panasia Co., Ltd., White Goblin Games, Popcorn Games, DV Games, Fractal Juegos

A cooperative game about guessing time and distance. Robbi the robot rolls for roughly four seconds, and the team has to work out where he will come to a stop. The better your shared sense of speed gets, the better you do together.

Fully cooperative, nobody is knocked outTrains a real skill you can feel improvingFifteen minutes and up to six players

Who it's for

Families who want a cooperative game where a five-year-old's guess is worth exactly as much as a grown-up's, since nobody is actually good at this at first.

Not for you if…

You want variety or a game with an arc. It is essentially the same estimation task every round, the physical robot needs batteries and a clear stretch of table, and once the team is calibrated the challenge fades.

Vibe's take

Quiet counting, then a collective lean forward as Robbi slows down. The cheer when the team nails it is genuinely earned.