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Designed By	Paul Micarelli
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Published By	Briarpatch
Year Published	2005
# of Players:	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (3 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (3 voters) [poll]
Category	Abstract Strategy Puzzle
Mechanic	Pattern Recognition Tile Placement
Primary Name	DaVinci's Challenge
Alternate Names	Da Vinci's Challenge Da Vincin haaste
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The ancient game of secret symbols is a classic strategy game with hidden mysteries as old as the pyramids! Take turns placing shapes on the board to reveal 9 different patterns. The more complex the design, the more points you score.

2005 Mensa Select

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	5d 13h 38m
	2d 6h 52m
	15d 4h 29m
	18d 1h 45m
	9d 1h 58m
	3d 23h 24m
	29d 11h 56m
	19d 14h 57m
	10d 13h 12m
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4	Reviews Pattern recognition strategy game	2009-07-23	Talisinbear	4
0	General Would Like To Buy This Game. Anyone In England (GB) Willing to Sell ?	2009-05-23	elfrododumbo	0
14	Reviews Abstracts in Review #6: DaVinci's Challenge	2008-04-12	banyan	4
1	Reviews Review from Gameblog	2006-10-18	msaari	1
0	Sessions Session Report: DaVinci's Challenge	2006-06-28	gschloesser	2
0	Variants Card game is a great supplement!	2006-04-15	Nazhuret	3
1	Rules What if a player runs out of one of the piece types	2006-01-04	dirtdevil	1
1	Rules Symbol completion...	2005-12-29	gamesmstr	3
0	General Variable quality, count your pieces!	2005-12-26	pdclose	3
9	Reviews [Review] Davinci's Challenge	2005-11-09	TomVasel	2

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Other half of alternate DVC board

steadym

2005-06-29

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Half of alternate board for DVC

steadym

2005-06-29

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382	Just Us Two, A Couple Close Gamers Weigh In... Our experiences with 2-player games (couples: husband versus wife)	2006-11-26
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284	BoardGameGeek Chain of Generosity	2007-09-19
182	The Best BGG Avatars	2008-03-18
98	Two Player Abstracts Suitable for Tournament Play	2004-11-19
97	Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 13 - 19 July 2009	2009-07-13
85	Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 22 - 28 June 2009	2009-06-22
85	Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 July 2009	2009-07-06
79	Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 18 May - 24 May 2009	2009-05-18
78	Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 2 February - 8 February 2009	2009-02-03

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Board Game Rank:	3763
Num Ratings:	250
Average Rating:	5.69
Standard Deviation:	1.54
Num Views:	25195
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.2
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Personal Comments:	141
Users Owning:	498
Users Wanting:	6
Users Trading:	76
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Total Plays:	211
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Review in Finnish at Lautapeliopas	http://www.lautapeliopas.fi/peliarvostelut/da-vinc...	2009-07-31
Review at Majorfun	http://majorfun.com/2005/06/da-vincis-challenge.ht...	2009-02-24
Review in Finnish at Lautapelaaja.net	http://www.lautapelaaja.net/arvostelut/davincinhaa...	2006-10-17
Briarpatch - Da Vinci's Challenge game	http://www.briarpatch.com/product-page.asp?intID=2...	2005-03-31

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