Jishaku (2008)

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Designer	Steve Velte
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Publisher	Identity Games International B.V. Piatnik RSV Productions Inc. Tactic University Games Winning Moves Show More »
Year Published	2008
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	(Not best with any number) Recommended with 2, more than 2 players (3 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	15 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	14 and up
User Suggested Ages	4 and up (3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (2 voters) [poll]
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Category	Abstract Strategy Action / Dexterity
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Primary Name	Jishaku
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In Jishaku, players take turns placing hematite magnets onto a foam playing field in one of three different games, trying either to prevent the magnets from attaching to one another or to encourage them to connect.

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2010 TRICODA, "Speelgoed van het jaar 2010" (Toy of the Year 2010 in The Netherlands), Age category 12+, Nomination

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Dutch first edition

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Size: 10.04 x 8.07 x 1.97 inches

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5	Reviews Jishaku: An attractive idea, but are the flaws repelling?	2010-06-22	robertlahue	3
3	Strategy How to Improve Game Play	2010-01-31	rjbeeth	0
1	Reviews Shocking Magnitude! : A Jishaku Review	2009-11-21	Focuscoene	0
6	Reviews Do you have the stones to play Jishaku?	2008-09-12	merb101	4

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Board Game Rank:	7210
Abstract Games Rank:	591
Family Game Rank:	800
Num Ratings:	79
Average Rating:	4.94
Standard Deviation:	1.58
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Avg. Game Weight:	1.1
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Personal Comments:	35
Users Owning:	104
Users Wanting:	2
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German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.de/kritiken/Jishaku	2012-02-13
Review of Jishaku in Finnish at Lautapeliopas	http://www.lautapeliopas.fi/peliarvostelut/jishaku...	2011-11-21
German review - Ludoversum	http://www.ludoversum.de/cgi-bin/lv.pl?action=show...	2011-10-16
German review - Spielkult	http://www.spielkult.de/jishaku.htm	2011-10-16
German review - Spielphase	http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/keirat/tx...	2011-10-16
German review - Cliquenabend	http://www.cliquenabend.de/spiele/791100-jishaku.h...	2011-10-16
German review at spieletest.at	http://spieletest.at/spiel.php?Jishaku&ID=1104	2011-08-17
Review (Dutch) on www.de-spellenhoek.nl	http://www.de-spellenhoek.nl/recensies/j/jishaku/j...	2010-12-16
Review (English) from Gamers Alliance	http://www.gamersalliance.com/Summer2008/jishaku.h...	2009-09-15
Review (English) from Major Fun	http://majorfun.com/2008/07/jishaku.html	2009-02-24