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Gzhel

Gzhel

Hobby World · 2025
1–430 min8+ yrs2.0/5 complexity6.3 BGG#24.215 BGG59Strategy
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How do you play Gzhel?

Gzhel is an abstract pattern-building game designed in folk painting style with the same name. In Gzhel you will be trying your hand as artisans painting patterns on porcelain figurines.

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Gzhel is an abstract pattern-building game designed in folk painting style with the same name.

In Gzhel you will be trying your hand as artisans painting patterns on porcelain figurines. In each round you will have three common goals — three orders for Gzhel painting. Arrange your tokens around the figurines on the pad to complete as many goals as possible and earn victory points. After the eighth round, the player with the most victory points wins.

During the game you'll be receiving points for different types of goals: combinations of flowers on your two pads separately; covered patterns on both of your pads.

The game lasts 8 rounds, each consisting of 3 steps:

 The active player names one of 5 animals.
 All players remove all flower tokens around that animal.
 Players place these tokens on empty spaces on any of their pads.
 Players score points for the current aims.

Aims change each round, but you know some of the aims for the next round.

—description from the publisher

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating6.3 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Play time
30 min
Players
1–4
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#24.215

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Q3How do you play Gzhel?
Gzhel is a abstract strategy game, for 1–4 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring connections. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Gzhel — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Gzhel support?
Gzhel is played by 1–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Gzhel take?
A game of Gzhel takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Gzhel for?
Gzhel is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Gzhel?
Gzhel has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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