Gorinto

Description

--- Gorinto is an abstract tile-placement game inspired by Japanese pagodas, where players balance five elements in unique patterns to achieve scoring goals and elemental harmony. Key mechanics include: - *Tile selection and placement* Players take turns choosing element tiles from the Path (perimeter) and placing them on the Mountain (central board). - *Unique elemental patterns* Each element—Earth (cube, digs deep), Water (sphere, flows wide), Fire (pyramid, rises high), Wind (crescent, blows freely), Void (lotus, slips between)—collects in distinct formations. - *Engine-building progression* Elements gathered enable acquiring more tiles across turns and rounds. - *Round-end and final scoring* Points awarded at round ends based on pre-selected goals, plus end-game scoring from chosen elements. - *Competitive victory* Player with the most points achieves "perfect understanding." Gorinto is a strategic abstract board game themed around the Japanese five-element pagoda (Gorinto), symbolizing earth (cube), water (sphere), fire (pyramid), air (crescent), and void (lotus), which together represent perfect understanding. Players compete by selecting elemental tiles from the perimeter Path and strategically placing them onto the central Mountain board, where each element forms unique collection patterns—Earth digs deep, Water flows wide, Fire rises high, Wind blows freely, and Void slips between others. These placements build momentum, as accumulated elements facilitate gathering more over successive turns and rounds. Scoring occurs at the end of each round according to goals chosen at the game's outset, with additional final scoring based on end-game element selections, challenging players to find the ideal route to balance, harmony, and the highest points total for victory. ---