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Lange Jan

Lange Jan

Nova Carta BV · 2007
3–830 min0+ yrs1.0/5 complexity5.0 BGG21KidsParty
short answer

How do you play Lange Jan?

Roll the diamant die (a transparent d8) to determine the goal-number (= die roll + 4). Then any player is dealt this number of cards from the shuffled deck, that contains the various body parts: feet, legs, torsos, shoulders, and heads in lots of length and combinations.

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Lange Jan box art
official art · Nova Carta BV

Roll the diamant die (a transparent d8) to determine the goal-number (= die roll + 4). Then any player is dealt this number of cards from the shuffled deck, that contains the various body parts: feet, legs, torsos, shoulders, and heads in lots of length and combinations.

Your goal is to build a "Langer Lulatsch" (Beanpole) with the right length (the goal-number as number of cards) to get the most points in the round (goal-number +3). Everyone who finishes a correct Lulatsch within the same trun, gets the number of cards of his figure.

The problem is to decide when to add which cards to your figure, as you have only one action per round deciding wether to draw a new card while discarding an old one (either from the drawpile or one of the discardpiles) or "build" your figure. And for example not all feet go with all legs as some have trousers and other have not. Once built you can't change the features and you have to build from bottom to top.

There is another round until the first player gets 50 points.

game anatomy
Complexity1.0 / 5
BGG rating5.0 / 10
Vibe
KidsParty
Play time
30 min
Players
3–8
Recommended age
0+ yrs
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Lange Jan?
Lange Jan is a card game game, for 3–8 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Lange Jan — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Lange Jan support?
Lange Jan is played by 3–8 players.
Q5How long does a game of Lange Jan take?
A game of Lange Jan takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Lange Jan for?
Lange Jan is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is Lange Jan?
Lange Jan has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.0 out of 5.
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