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Patchwork is a form of needlework that involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design. In the past, it was a way to make use of leftover pieces of cloth to create clothing and quilts. Today, patchwork is a form of art, in which the designers use precious fabrics to create beautiful textiles. The use of uneven pieces of fabric in particular can result in real masterpieces and is therefore being practiced by a large number of textile artists. To create a beautiful quilt, however, requires effort and time, but the available patches just do not want to fit together. So choose your patches carefully and keep a healthy supply of buttons to not only finish your quilt, but to make it better and more beautiful than your opponent‘s.
QUILTING CHALLENGE: Engage in a delightful quilting challenge as you and a friend compete to create the most visually appealing patchwork quilt on your 9x9 game boards.
TWO-PLAYER EXCELLENCE: Designed specifically for two players, Patchwork delivers an exceptional and immersive gaming experience tailored to pairs of friends or family members.
STRATEGIC PUZZLER: With each turn, players face the mystery of the next patch they'll receive, requiring careful planning and layout strategies to achieve the highest score.
FAMILY-FRIENDLY FUN: Patchwork is easy to learn, making it an ideal choice for both parents and kids to enjoy quality bonding time while crafting beautiful quilts.
CAPTURE THE ART OF NEEDLEWORK: Renowned game designer Uwe Rosenberg captures the essence of quilting in this classic board game, providing hours of creative entertainment.
Reviewer: Providential
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Perfect for two
Review: The cutest rules ever assembled for a game. Quick, light fun for exactly 2 people. Medium level of strategy is accessible to players of all ages, an absolutely perfect staple game for couples or parties of two.The setup is harder to explain than it is to see played! There's a reversible "timer" board in the middle of the table, and the 2 player pawns wind toward the center. The game only ends when both players arrive. Players each have a personal "quilt board" and 5 buttons, representing the game's currency. Tetris-like shapes representing potential quilt pieces are laid in a circle around the timer board, and a neutral pawn is placed next to the smallest patch.Players have a simple choice each turn. 1- Move directly ahead of the opponent, and collect as many buttons as you moved spaces. 2- Purchase a patch. Once you establish a rhythm, the bulk of the game will involve purchasing patches. Each patch has a button cost, and a "time" ostensibly require to sew it into your quilt. This "time" moves your pawn toward the center of the board. For example, a patch might cost 2 buttons and move you 3 spaces when you purchase it. You have to balance large pieces that cover your board but may take more time, and smaller pieces that provide less coverage but take less time.Some patches provide button income- represented by buttons on the patch. Income collection happens at regular intervals around the board like the game of Life. You add together all the button income on your patches to acquire that many buttons. The first player to arrive at special points on the board also gets one of 5 "leather patched"- the only 1x1 patches on the board. Again, it's much easier to see than to describe, the printed rules are a breeze.So what's the game? Essentially, buttons are your score- the more buttons you have, the more score. You subtract 2 points for every square left uncovered when you arrive at the center, so try to cover your whole board. You get an additional 7 buttons if you're the first player to fill an unbroken 7x7 grid on your board- and the board is only 9x9 so that's no small feat! There's a lot of balance in this game. If you buy smaller patches that take less time, you generally have a much more solid coverage of your board. But- you're also behind in acquiring income and you miss leather patches. The perfect strategy then is one that jumps ahead at just the right times to scoop up the valuable 1x1 patches, while building a lot of button income early on and plugging holes later. It gets very complex, and yet any child old enough to handle the small button tokens can get the idea of trying to cover a board with Tetris-style pieces. Oh and one more twist- whichever player is behind on the board, continues taking turns until they get ahead. A player might be able to string together multiple turns, meaning the player behind usually has a change to apply more strategy.It's a game full of strategy, yet accessible. It's competitive, yet the only real interaction is who's leapfrogging who to decide the currently active player- and who's stealing the best patches. It's easy to learn, rewarding and quick to play. The theme is really neat. The quilt patches look the part, the buttons are adorable, and the reversible board means you get some customization. Highly recommended- the only limitation is that it's only for exactly two players.

Reviewer: Ragamuffin Jojo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best new "light" 2-player game?
Review: Figured I'd add my two cents to the well deserved 5-star ranks!INTRO: Patchwork is a light-medium, 2-player abstract resource management game, quite unlike any other I've ever played. When I first saw this displaying on people's wishlists on BGG last year, I kept wondering, "what are people thinking? this looks so incredibly boring." And at first, honestly, it does! BUT, it is really so much more than just a quilt making game. Uwe Rosenberg has a gem on his hands here that I"m sure will only gain in popularity with time, and that people will definitely still be playing in 10 years - it's that good.SETUP: Pretty simple setup, easily under 3 minutes. To start, give each player a quilt board (9x9 grid). Put out the timer track in between boards, and place both player markers at the beginning of the track. Fill the single square tile spaces on the timer track with the single tile squares. Then set up ALL the 'quilt pieces' in a large circle/oval surrounding the timer track, in between the player boards. Find the starting 1x2 piece and place the Start token next to it. Finally, give each player 5 'buttons' (your currency) and place the rest in a pile off to the side. Place the special 7x7 tile next to these. Good to go.GAMEPLAY: The beauty of the game is magnified by its simplicity here. On your turn, you really only have two options: either 1) move your player marker one timer space beyond your opponent, and collect buttons = number of spaces traveled, or 2) purchase a piece of 'cloth,' paying the appropriate number of buttons indicated, and then also moving your player marker the indicated number of timer spaces. (For example, one of the many Tetris-y style pieces might have written on it 3B, where B is actually a picture of a button, followed by 2T where T is actually a picture of an hourglass). And seriously, that's it. The depth and strategy come in deciding when and what to buy, and maximizing your button potential for purchases, as well as endgame scoring.There are a few other idiosyncracies that come along as well. The pieces you can buy are limited to the 3 clockwise from the Starting token position, which continually moves around the board after a purchase. So the pieces available for purchase continue to change on any turn after one in which a piece was bought (remember, you can choose option 1 above and not buy anything to gain more buttons; in fact, sometime you have to do this, not being able to afford any of the 3 pieces available). Recognizing what you need to fill in on your board vs. what you think your opponent is looking for is key.Also of note is when you are the first to pass a single tile piece on the timer track, you get to take that piece and place it on your 'quilt,' which is helpful when you need to fill in the small gaps. Likewise, when you pass the button symbol on the timer track, you then count up all your buttons shown on your previously purchased quilt pieces, and acquire that many from the 'bank.'Lastly, there is a special 7x7 piece that the first person to form a completed 7x7 quilt on their board acquires. At the end of the game, this piece, not surprisingly, is worth 7 points 🙂 All buttons you have at the end of the game are added up, 1 point per button, minus 2 points per any open square still left on your player board ('quilt'). Whoever has the higher score wins. In case of a tie, whoever reached the end of the timer track first wins.ART & COMPONENT QUALITY: For what it is, the artwork is nice and works for this game. Each piece kinda has a slightly used look on it, as you are supposed to be sewing pieces of cloth together, making a Patchwork (hence the name). But the component quality - YES! So good; they nailed it. Nice punchboard thickness to it, feels great in your hands. The box is perfectly sized for the components, too. No extra room not needed. Relatively small; not a lot of shelf space. Box art is better in person, too, than the picture here. Overall, absolutely wonderful. Should last for years and years.CONCLUSION: I was stunned by how easily my wife and I picked this up and played right out of the box, and yet how much depth and replayability there is to the game. (Again, the rulebook couldn't have been simpler and easier to follow). The setup of the pieces will change every game, so no two games will be alike - or the odds I'm sure are ridiculously small, anyway!Overall, I'm really glad I kept hearing and reading more about this game, as I'm sure I'm not the only one who's been put off initially by the theme. It's a great way to spend a half hour with a friend or loved one, and is easy enough to teach (the rulebook is PERFECT to understand and beautifully designed...way to go guys). Great for non/light gamers, and yet definitely enough strategy there for the more hardcore gamers. Which is perfect for my wife (non-gamer) and I (gamer).One final thought: this game honestly will probably replace Lost Cities for us (one of the few games she'll actually play with me). If given the choice, I'm sure both of us would rather play this one.

Reviewer: Adam C
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Simple Game
Review: I bought this game for my mother, she loves to Quilt. It is really easy to pick up and play but there is enough strategy to make it competitive if you want. Mostly it is just a quick fun game to play with two people.

Reviewer: Linda Thomas
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A super fun game with a good balance between luck and skill
Review: My sister and I love games. This is our favorite one and we play it almost every day, and sometimes twice a day. You rarely know who's winning till the game ends which we think adds more excitement. It takes about twenty minutes to play one game. There are different versions and also versions for children as well. It is a clever puzzle game that is easy to learn and no game is the same ever which adds variety.

Reviewer: Kelsey O.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Perfect game for two crafty besties
Review: This game is surprisingly fun and not overly complicated for a puzzle game. The directions were perfect for two gals with short attention spans.

Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Fun game, very quick to learn, and takes only 20 minutes to play. Each game is different and offers opportunities to try different strategies.

Reviewer: Jorge M
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Muy buena opción para 2 jugadores resulta muy satisfactorio ir llenando tu tablero

Reviewer: Ivan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Caro, como todos los juegos. Pagas por la licencia, pero no dejanan de ser cuatro cartones

Reviewer: Christine A J
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Article reçu en parfait état. Boite 20 x 20 cm peu encombrante. Bonne qualité du matériel (carton épais), pions en bois et joli design général. Même si le "thème couture" pourrait sembler rebutant pour certains, on l'oublie très vite. La règle est très bien faite, simple à comprendre. Ce jeu basé sur le principe du Tétris permet de faire de bonnes stratégies et de bons calculs. C'est très fun, ingénieux et assez addictif. Un excellent jeu pour deux.

Reviewer: minime.joe
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Das Spiel macht so viel Spaß! Und es ist jedes Mal wieder anders :)Ich kann es jeden nur empfehlen!!Die Anleitungen sind auf Englisch, was nicht schlimm ist, da es auf YouTube genügend HowtoPlay-Videos auf Deutsch gibt.