Nunatak: Temple of Ice| Strategy Game | Boardgame | Competitive Game| 2-4 Player Game | Ages 10+

Table presence gets a 10 out of 10 with rewarding mechanics and interaction making it a highly competitive game

You end up building a giant ice castle. Good looking game

Our family really enjoys playing this game (even mom will play!). Our youngest is 6, and she has no problem understanding the rules. She doesn't really grasp the all bonus combos yet though, but she has a lot of fun building the pyramid. Sometimes our 8 year old forgets to play an ice block after swapping tiles, but she often wins even when that happens.It's a quick game and the pace increases as you build more levels. The components are nice and chunky and the artwork on the cards is fun to look at.

Super fun game, easy to learn, great pieces, whole family enjoyed playing.

Awesome, solid game! We play a lot of modern hobby board games and this one instantly drew us in just from the unique look and components in the game! It’s definitely one that if you’re playing, people likely would come by as you’re playing to say “woah, what is this!?”!I’d say my only downside is that it plays 3 really well (that’s a pro), but every other player count has something slightly funky about it. I’d say some won’t care and like it, but with all the games we own, I’d say if I’m not playing at 3 players, we probably would chose something else. Not that it’s bad at 2 or 4, but just not as good as we know it can be. Turns are pretty quick and it definitely has the feel of that “point salad” type game when it comes to scoring - which some love and some don’t. We like it and think it strikes a good balance of fun, ease of learning; and strategy! Definitely recommend!

Scoring is confusing.

This game is unique and different to what you may have played in the past.It's heavier on the strategy side to find the best ways to bump your score up.I wouldn't recommend playing this game with any youngins who can't focus on connect the dots on how to win.Overall, this is a unique experience and could be a great edition to your wall of board games.

I own several games by Thames and Kosmos and I've never been disappointed as they usually have fun mechanics and good quality. Nunatek is definitely no exception and is an awesome addition to our game collection.The game components are all very high quality. You get a series of cardboard pieces (that you have to punch out from a sheet the first time you play) along with a number of plastic blocks that act as the corners for the pyramid layers. The artwork and construction of the cardboard pieces is definitely high quality with nice vibrant colors and they are made of a thick durable cardboard. I have no doubt the pieces will stand up to lots of use.One of my favorite things about all of my Thames and Kosmos brand games is the instructions. They seem to put a lot of effort into making the rules as easy to learn as possible, even for more complicated games. Nunatak is no exception. Along with the detailed instructions book, there is also an app that gives you animated examples and walks you through how to play step by step. It's very well done and a great tool for learning how to play the first time. Along with those 2 resources you also get a little companion card cheat sheet that you can keep with you while you're playing so you can remember all the important info.The game play sounds complicated at first, but really isn't that bad and it certainly makes for some entertaining and strategic play. You're striving to build and complete pyramids and you do that by placing blocks into four corners and then adding a cardboard tile to form a new base layer. The three-dimensional aspect of the game is the first one I've tried and it was a unique and fun format that adds multiple layers of strategy. It's a lot of fun.Overall I'm very happy with Nunatak. It's $38.63 at the time of this review and in my opinion that's a great value for a game of this quality. I would definitely recommend Nunatak.