Parikrama is a travel-based card game produced and manufactured by Zenwood Games. The aim of the game is to score the most points by a careful strategic play of increasing points through the set collection.
Game Specifics:
Age Group: 14+ years
No. of Players: 2-5
Game Duration: 30-45 Minutes
Skills to Learn: Set Collection, Resource Management, Strategy, Pattern Recognition and building, Decision making, Memory
Box & Components:
Parikrama is a ‘Chota Packet, Bada Dhamaka’ type of game. The cards are smooth to handle with beautiful graphics. In fact, the entire game is filled with amazing graphics and patterns that make the game very pleasing to look at.
The makers provide a simple cloth bag to handle the game tiles which is a very efficient addition to the game. Parikrama means super strategy in a small box. You will never guess the quantity of components on a mere look at the box.
The Game:
Parikrama has a big game spread. There are travel cards, hitchhiker cards, map tokens, and special tokens; and there has to be space to build a player’s journal, backpack and map. As such there are a lot of components and mechanisms to keep track of.
The players have to play from an all-round perspective. It is literally a travel journey where you have to keep track of your itinerary, luggage, navigation, journal and expenses but all in under an hour. One thing that is clear, this game is not for the casual gamers. In fact, the game is such that just one or two plays are not enough to get the rules for a lifetime.
Final Words:
Parikrama will turn heads with its base game. We love it because to win the game you need to explore its multiple layers of strategy & they just can’t be explored in one or two games, that is why we say it isn’t for casual gamers.
HAPPY SHUFFLING!
*Disclaimer: The review & ratings are our personal opinion and not meant to slander any party.
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