Ombatu
(2010)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 8 and up. You can play with 2 to 6 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Roll / Spin and Move...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 15 |
| Minimum age: | 8 |
| Number of players: | 2 - 6 |
| Publisher: | Edition Perlhuhn (Göttinger Spiele) |
| Designers: | Reinhold Wittig |
| Artists: | Reinhold Wittig |
| Mechanics: | Roll / Spin and Move |
"Six player version of Omba.
The goal is to block all opponents so eventually one is the last player to be able to make a legal move. Movement is determined by a die. A playing piece can move the number rolled, not just horizontically but also vertically. Thus getting on top of a neighboring piece and blocking it takes a roll of a two.
A player that cannot make a legal move with his/her roll is eliminated, unless he/she still has one or more of his/her playing pieces outside the board (i.e. not used yet). In that case he/she can re-roll until a movement is possible.
The last player who isn't completely blocked is the winner.
The playing field is star shaped. In comparison to Omba, there are a lot more possibilities for movement, so the game is more tactical and less luck driven than Omba.
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Alternative names:
Ombatu
Last Updated: 2025-08-14 18:21:14 UTC
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