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Gem Hens

Gem Hens

Social Sloth Games · 2019
2–430–45 min0+ yrs2.0/5 complexity6.5 BGG#16.771 BGG237Kids
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How do you play Gem Hens?

Gem Hens is a set collection game in which players send out chickens to collect the gems needed for them to lay the most marvelous jeweled egg.

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Gem Hens box art
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Gem Hens is a set collection game in which players send out chickens to collect the gems needed for them to lay the most marvelous jeweled egg.

Each round starts with players frantically rolling their chicken dice simultaneously over the span of 20 seconds, saving results they like while re-rolling the rest until time expires. Some dice results provide movement, while others allow you mark rows or columns and drop new gems onto the board.

Once the turn order, a.k.a. the Pecking Order, has been established, players will then execute actions one at a time. Players can move their chickens 1-3 spaces depending on the dice spent and possibly shove an opponent's hen out of the way. If a chicken lands on a Grain Gem, a player can place it on their Egg Board. Some Grain Gems are rarer than others. They score positive points if they are part of completed sets on the facet of the jeweled egg and negative points if that facet is incomplete or the gem is unused.

The advanced variant of Gem Hens adds Power Clucks, powerful abilities for your chickens that make the battle for precious Grain Gems even more chaotic.

-description from publisher

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating6.5 / 10
Vibe
Kids
Play time
30–45 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
0+ yrs
BGG rank
#16.771

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Q3How do you play Gem Hens?
Gem Hens is a animals game, for 2–4 players, taking ~30–45 minutes, featuring action queue. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Gem Hens — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Gem Hens support?
Gem Hens is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Gem Hens take?
A game of Gem Hens takes about 30–45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Gem Hens for?
Gem Hens is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is Gem Hens?
Gem Hens has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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