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Take Five

Take Five

Gamescience · 1969
2–630 min0+ yrs6.7 BGG14KidsStrategy
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One of a small number of "family" games that Renwal published under the Gamescience name after purchasing the company from Phil Orbanes Sr. (previously Gamescience had published wargames).

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One of a small number of "family" games that Renwal published under the Gamescience name after purchasing the company from Phil Orbanes Sr. (previously Gamescience had published wargames).

Players each have 10 pieces (numbered 1-10), and are trying to capture 5 consecutively numbered pieces (from any number of players). A piece can move as many spaces as the number of other pieces adjacent to it. That's most of the rules right there - like Sid Sackson's other abstracts, it's fairly simple (to understand, not necessarily to play well).

This is similar to Fields of Action, the rules to which were published in R. Wayne Schmittberger's New Rules for Classic Games (although originally considered for inclusion in Sid Sackson's own A Gamut of Games). However, that game is only for 2 players and has a few other differences.

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BGG rating6.7 / 10
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KidsStrategy
Play time
30 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
0+ yrs

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Q4How many players does Take Five support?
Take Five is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Take Five take?
A game of Take Five takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Take Five for?
Take Five is recommended from age 0.
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