Maori (2009)

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Designer	Günter Burkhardt
Artist	Harald Lieske Michael Menzel
Publisher	Hans im Glück Rio Grande Games
Year Published	2009
# of Players	2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (15 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (5 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (8 voters) [poll]
Honors	2009 Spiel des Jahres Recommended
Subdomain	Family Games Strategy Games (9 voters) [vote]
Category	Exploration Nautical
Mechanic	Tile Placement
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Primary Name	Maori
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The players explore the islands of Polynesia. The winner is the player who scores the most points from putting tiles on his display. Palms, huts, shells, and boats on the tiles influence the scoring. It can be played with 2 to 5 players.

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2009 Spiel des Jahres Recommendation.

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Reviewed in "Counter - Boardgames Reviewed & Discussed" by Ben Baldanza*, Issue 46, September 2009, pp. 41-42. * diemacher

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Rio Grande edition

Publisher: Rio Grande Games

Artist: Harald Lieske, Michael Menzel

Year: 2009

Size: 10.83 x 7.56 x 2.72 inches

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2	Maori Hungarian rules explanation (part 2)/Maori szabalyismertetés (2. rész)	English	szunyi	2
3	Maori Hungarian rules explanation (part 1)/Maori szabalyismertetés 1.	Hungarian	szunyi	0
0	Maori SpieLama's German video review.	German	rukiosu	0

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0	Rules Orientation of some islands	2012-02-08	halbower	2
10	Reviews Keyword review of Maori: Pretty, filler, strategy, 2=bad, options, worth owning	2011-07-06	mantooth012	16
22	Reviews Maori - A close look at a nice lightweight couples game..	2011-06-27	budsticky	6
0	Rules empty space question	2011-03-27	buzzlight...	1
4	General Which variant do you play?	2010-10-05	Bolger	5
2	Rules Double tie - is there a resolution?	2010-09-23	DancerInDC	4
3	Variants SUPERSIZE TO AN EPIC MAORI?	2010-09-18	capt yid	4
19	Reviews Maori - A Board Game Odyssey review	2010-07-23	crazylegs	6
4	Sessions Pretty islands in the sea. Trying out this super-filler	2010-07-19	thepackrat	4
0	Rules Tiles in the middle?	2010-04-28	pacman88k	2

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concise reference sheet by hecose

Reference sheet useful for quick referencing and provides a structured summary for teaching the game. If you are interested in ref sheets for other games that I’ve made (~200), a complete set is available at my boardgame blog, http://hiewandboardgames.blogspot.com/2010/12/concise-reference-sheets.html

hecose

2011-10-28

Maori Play Summary

A one page summary of game setup and play including the variations.

kentreuber

2011-07-03

Tile Distribution sheet for Maori

List of all the different types of tiles you will find in Maori - how many left side hut tiles, for example - to plan the game better.

crazylegs

2010-10-03

Maori Score-sheet

Score-sheet for Maori. Up to 24 plays on one sheet. Simplify the final scoring at the end of the game with this resource! Doubles as a reference for point-scoring. Columns for multiple players, and rows for point-scoring palms, leis, boats, and shells. [imageid=577220 inline]

EndersGame

2009-10-09

Maori magyar szabály

Hungarian translation of rules for Maori

banz

2009-06-15

Maori. Rules condensed to 2 pages.

Unofficial translation and condensation of rules by Steve McKeogh (Fledermaushaus) (v.1)

Fledermaushaus

2009-04-08

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Board Game Rank:	1026
Strategy Game Rank:	490
Family Game Rank:	255
Num Ratings:	694
Average Rating:	6.63
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Dutch review on speldatabase.be	http://speldatabase.be/spelinfo.php?id=8837&zoekcr...	2011-12-31
German rules	http://spelarch.khbo.be/PDFspelregels/8837.pdf	2011-12-31
German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.com/kritiken/Maori	2011-09-07
Nederlandstalige review Moari	http://www.bloggen.be/speleninlille/archief.php?ID...	2010-12-30
German Written and Video Review from SpieLama.de	http://www.spielama.de/?p=1928	2010-07-16
Dutch description with pictures and review on www.spellenclub13.be	http://www.spellenclub13.be/recensies/Maori.htm	2010-06-28
Review on www.GoodGameGuide.de (in German)	http://www.superfred.de/maori.html	2010-02-15
Review in Italian at Giochidatavolo.net	http://www.giochidatavolo.net/gdt/modules.php?name...	2010-01-11
German Review at www.spieleteufel.de	http://www.spieleteufel.de/spiel.php?id=530	2009-11-23
English Review on Kulkmann's Gamebox	http://boardgame.de/reviews/maori.htm	2009-10-21