Wazabi

Dump your dice onto your friends with cards and dice powers, but beware: fewer dice make your turns harder.

Designer: Guilhem Debricon
Published by: Geronimo Games
Editions by: Gigamic, Hachette Boardgames Benelux, Land of Beautiful Mind (سرزمین ذهن زیبا)

In Wazabi you have one goal: get rid of your dice. The catch is that the fewer you hold, the harder the game gets. Each die gives you a power, so you can hand one to another player, draw cards, or play one, and the cards can remove dice from the game, push dice onto someone else, draw even more cards or do other sneaky things. It is a 2008 dice and card game for two to six players, about twenty minutes, with a dash of take-that and a lot of table talk. Clever, but also chaotic: this is a game of fast swings where everyone gets a turn to be both hero and victim.

Win by getting rid of all your diceDice powers give, draw or play cardsFewer dice mean fewer options

Who it's for

You want a very quick dice-and-card game with take-that moves and a lot of laughing.

Not for you if…

You want control or strategy. Luck and sabotage drive the result.

Vibe's take

Quick, chaotic and mean in a cheerful way. Dice and cards swing in every turn, and being almost done is exactly when you get hit.