Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale | Award-Winning Game of Fantasy Map Drawing | Strategy Board Game | Flip and Write | Family Game for 1-100 Players | 30-45 Minutes

My husband was all excited about this game. I had doubts it is basically just papers. Hmmm...My hesitation was unfounded. We have played it with our kids. They enjoyed it. My nephew who does not like games enjoyed making intricate drawings. The college kids played after church, and they all could play at once with no real player limit. My MIL who is easily confused by rules caught on in record time.For such a small box, there is a lot fun.

If you're not already heavy into board games, this one might but just a bit challenging at the beginning to learn. Totally doable, just a bit more complex if you're someone who is used to games like Uno, Monopoly, etc.If you're heavy into board games (have a library, your second home is Board Game Geek, etc), you'll pick it up no problem.The idea is you're mapping your explorations for queen. You'll get Tetris looking shapes and will choose what type of symbol to use for that area and fit it on your map made up for grid squares. You score by making sure your map meets certain criteria (each game is different), like having farm touching water, or filling a whole row or column, etc.Every so often, you'll draw an ambush card where you have to pass your map to someone next to you and they fill in monster symbols according to the shape given on the card, which is meant to foil your point plans and get you negative points.Fun game with infinite replayability and pretty much unlimited player count.Good for game night, travel game (we've played on flights), and even 2 players.

I am an avid board game player for the past four years. I was introduced to the "Cartographers" a year or so ago at a board game night with friends. It was a different experience, and I knew I had to pick it up eventually for myself.The game is easy to learn, and similar to Tetris. You (and up to 100 friends) simply need to draw a card and then physically "draw" that shape onto your paper to claim a piece of land (either forests, water, houses, or farmland). Each game is unique with different rules and placement. If you get tired of the starting map there is also an additional harder map on the back with less room to build on.I introduced my parents to this game as well, and they picked it up fairly quickly. This is a great game to get out without too much setup. There are also DLC packs I'm looking to buy eventually with different maps and things to do.

We love to play board and card games and are always looking for a new favorite. Cartographers is it! We bought this game just before going on family vacation, and brought it along as part of our box of games. The whole week, we played 1-2 other games once each, but played multiple rounds of Cartographers nearly every day! It is compact, has infinite replay-ability, is quick and easy to learn, and is just a ton of fun. We have purchased the expansion map packs and also have even created some of our own maps as well! I anticipate this being a staple for many game nights to come!

Great game and the number of players is unlimited.

Simple, fun game with endlessly replayability.

Cartographers is probably my favorite Roll and Write game. The variable goal cards add a lot of replay value.

In the few weeks since I bought this game I have played it dozens of time. It plays well in person. It can be played easily online. It can be played solo. It can be played with a room full of people. Everyone I know who has tried the game has liked it.Game play - Each player has an identical map grid that they will fill in over the course of the game with different terrain types. Each round (4 rounds in the game) between 3 to 8 cards are drawn; each card has terrain type (forest, farms, town, etc.) and a shape (Tetris shapes). All players add the terrain and shape from the card to their grid. The decision on where to add the terrain is based on 4 goal cards with point values, example goals are "8 points for any town six spaces or larger" or "1 point for every forest next to water." Two of the goal cards are scored each round, each goal card is scored twice each game. Highest score wins.- Easy to learn. Most people pick it up within 15 minutes and understand the game well enough to become competitive within the first playing. The only place where people tend to get confused is scoring; some of the scoring cards require some explanation ("The Broken Road" in particular seems to confuse people).- Plays in about 30 minutes (if everyone knows the rules).- Can be played with 1 (solo) to any number of people.- Game play is strategic, but it straight forward enough that most people can play without getting lost.- Luck is not a factor in determining the winner. Since everyone plays off the same cards each player's score is entirely based on what what they decided with each terrain card.