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Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype

Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype

Eternal Revolution · 2010
2–430 min8+ yrs2.0/5 complexity6.0 BGG#16.540 BGG158Strategy
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How do you play Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype?

In his Autobiography, G.K. Chesterton mentions "the well-known and widespread national game of Gype" which he and H.G. Wells invented. Specifically, Chesterton mentions "I myself cut out and coloured pieces of cardboard of mysterious and significant shapes, the instruments of Table Gype; a game for the little ones.

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Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype box art
official art · Eternal Revolution

In his Autobiography, G.K. Chesterton mentions "the well-known and widespread national game of Gype" which he and H.G. Wells invented.

Specifically, Chesterton mentions "I myself cut out and coloured pieces of cardboard of mysterious and significant shapes, the instruments of Table Gype; a game for the little ones."

Almost 100 years later, Eternal Revolution has published Table Gype as an abstract strategy game with a random element.

Players try to move their pieces from their home row to the row directly opposite. They may jump their own pieces or those of their opponents, but every jump randomizes the playing pieces that were jumped over.

Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype is played with a cloth gameboard and 32 playing pieces in 4 colors. Each piece, a six-sided die, can represent any of 6 "mysterious and significant shapes" that move differently.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating6.0 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#16.540

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Q4How many players does Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype support?
Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype take?
A game of Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype for?
Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype?
Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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