Ubongo
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Designer | Grzegorz Rejchtman |
| Publisher | KOSMOS |
| Players | 1–4 players |
| Playing time | 25 min |
| Ages | Ages 8+ |
| Mechanics | Tile Placement |
Everyone solves a puzzle at the same time, racing. Each round, a die picks the puzzle. You fit the named polyomino pieces exactly into the frame on your board. Finish before the sand timer runs out and you call "Ubongo!" and take gems. The fastest solvers take bonus gems. After nine rounds, the highest gem score wins. Boards have an easy side with three pieces and a hard side with four. The original appeared in Sweden in 2003 and won the Swedish Game of the Year. Turning a puzzle into a race is the whole strength of it.