Avalam Bitaka (1996)

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Designer	Philippe Deweys
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Publisher	Art of Games Asmodee Great American Trading Company Piatnik The Space Gamer (Issue 2 - 1975) Show More »
Year Published	1996
# of Players	2
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	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (2 voters) [poll]
Honors	1998 Mensa Select Winner 2010 Guldbrikken Best Family Game Nominee
Subdomain	Abstract Games (5 voters) [vote]
Category	Abstract Strategy
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Family	Mensa Select
Primary Name	Avalam Bitaka
Alternate Names	Avalam
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Score the most points by building "towers" made of 1 to 5 pieces with your own color on top. Stack any piece or combination of pieces on any adjacent piece of combo. Each color on top scores one point.

1996 Golden Ace (Strategy Game)
1998 Mensa Select

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Avalam Bitaka

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Great American Trading Company version with Mensa Select Seal

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Product Code: 22065

Size: 12.50 x 10.00 x 1.75 inches

1.85 pounds

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Avalam

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Art of games edition with black board, yellow and orange pawns

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Size: 12.60 x 10.24 x 1.57 inches

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1	General Avalam Bitaka and Dvonn - Similar?	2006-10-31	spearjr	2
2	Sessions Avalam and mathematical proofs	2006-09-04	camisdad	2
7	Reviews User Review	2004-07-11	mrraow	1

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Rules in Portuguese.

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Num Ratings:	106
Average Rating:	6.42
Standard Deviation:	1.27
Num Views:	15212
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.1
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Personal Comments:	43
Users Owning:	170
Users Wanting:	7
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German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.com/kritiken/Avalam	2011-09-07
User reviews (Dutch) on bordspelmania.eu	http://www.bordspelmania.eu/spellen/detail/avalam-...	2011-05-23
German review - Cliquenabend	http://www.cliquenabend.de/spiele/234000-Avalam.ht...	2011-04-19
German review at spieletest.at	http://spieletest.at/spiel.php?Avalam&ID=2548	2010-11-03
Dutch review on www.spelcarrousel.be	http://www.spelcarrousel.be/spelbesprekingen-a/69-...	2010-09-19
French review and pictures on "Jeux de NIM"	http://www.jeuxdenim.be/jeu-Avalam	2009-10-03
Portuguese Review with Rules explanation on dreamwithboardgames	http://dreamswithboardgames.blogspot.com/2009/05/a...	2009-06-21
Rules with diagrams	http://www.di.fc.ul.pt/~jpn/gv/avalam.htm	2005-04-20
Rules	http://www.scat.demon.co.uk/reviews/avalam.html	2005-04-20
Bruno Faidutti's ideal game library	http://www.faidutti.com/index.php?Module=ludothequ...	2004-10-27