Callisto (2009)

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Designer	Reiner Knizia
Artist	Antonio Catalán Craig Jordan
Publisher	Devir Kaissa Chess & Games Piatnik Stupor Mundi University Games Show More »
Year Published	2009
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (9 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	20 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	7 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (4 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Abstract Games (5 voters) [vote]
Category	Abstract Strategy
Mechanic	Tile Placement
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Primary Name	Callisto
Alternate Names	Calisto Καλλιστώ
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Callisto’s brilliant design, including a board that changes surface according to the number of players present, is among one of the features that make this game so unique. While the goal is simple–to be the first player to place all of his/her tiles onto the board-the shapes of the tiles and additional columns make winning quite tricky. The game plays out like a competitive puzzle, and finesse and cunning are required to triumph.

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2009 I Mensa HungarIQa Társasjátékverseny, Legjobb Elmeélező játék - I Mensa HungarIQa Boardgame competition, Best Mindsharpening game

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Spanish-Portuguese First edition

Publisher: Devir

Artist: Antonio Catalán

Year: 2010

Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)

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Size: 12.00 x 12.00 x 2.50 inches

2.00 pounds

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Board Game Rank:	2950
Abstract Games Rank:	289
Num Ratings:	200
Average Rating:	6.13
Standard Deviation:	1.34
Num Views:	18098
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Avg. Game Weight:	1.6
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Personal Comments:	77
Users Owning:	204
Users Wanting:	7
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German review - Ratgeberspiel	http://www.ratgeberspiel.de/spielwelt/spieltests/b...	2012-03-19
Dutch & French rules	http://spelarch.khbo.be/PDFspelregels/10111.pdf	2011-12-01
Dutch review on speldatabase.be	http://speldatabase.be/spelinfo.php?id=10111&zoekc...	2011-12-01
French review at Jedisjeux.net	http://www.jedisjeux.net/callisto-t-4154.html	2011-11-08
Callisto for Mac	http://itunes.apple.com/it/app/reiner-knizias-call...	2011-09-28
Polish review at www.GamesFanatic.pl	http://www.gamesfanatic.pl/2011/09/06/calisto-czyl...	2011-09-08
Spanish review - Jugamos Tod@s	http://www.jugamostodos.org/index.php?option=com_c...	2011-06-16
German review - Spielkult	http://www.spielkult.de/callisto.htm	2011-04-19
German review - Ludoversum	http://www.ludoversum.de/cgi-bin/ludo.pl?action=sh...	2011-04-19
Finnish review of Callisto at Lautapeliopas	http://www.lautapeliopas.fi/peliarvostelut/callist...	2011-03-19