Portals

Description

--- **Portals** is an abstract spatial reasoning game similar to chess, where players draft Elemental stones to complete shapes on Key cards, activating them to fill boards and score Victory Points based on color matches and adjacency. Key mechanics include: - *Drafting* Players select Elemental stones from a shared pool to build shapes. - *Shape completion* Assemble stones to fulfill patterns on Key cards. - *Activation and scoring* Completed Key cards enable filling Elemental boards, earning VP for matching colors and adjacent stones. - *Player interaction* Shared components lead to inevitable disruption of opponents' plans. - *Modular variability* Additional modules provide extra challenges; solo mode offers solo puzzles. - *Tactical depth* Easy to learn but hard to master, with no single winning strategy. Portals is an abstract strategy game emphasizing spatial reasoning and visualization of sequences, comparable to chess. Players engage in drafting vibrant Elemental stones to complete intricate shapes depicted on shared Key cards. Upon activation of these completed Key cards, players populate their Elemental boards with stones, accumulating Victory Points through precise matching of colors and ensuring adjacency. The game promotes close player interaction via fully shared components, naturally leading to interference with others' strategies. It features easy accessibility for quick starts yet offers profound mastery potential, tactical variability without dominant strategies, expandable modules for added challenges, beautifully crafted components with player-friendly design and tactile stones, and a robust solo mode for intricate solo puzzles. ---