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$34.95
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$25.95
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Description:
Maori: at first, all we see is an endless sea.But wait, there!!! Land in site!
Its an island. An isle with sumptuous palm trees. We must visit this island. There, we can trade what we have for the natives’ shells. With shells, we can explore more successfully to gain the islands we seek. In Maori, the players try to discover their own island worlds. On the islands they find, they can acquire palms and huts of their own. And there is more: boats increase the rate of discovery and shells provide additional options in this simple, yet sophisticated game.
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Our Review:
Maori is a tile placement board game based on the theme of island discovery by the native people of New Zealand. The artwork and symbols used in playing are all reminiscent of the islands of the South Pacific, and if you love pretty green palm trees, white beaches, and clear blue water, you will enjoy the theme.
Maori is an excellent family board game, for 2 to 5 players, ages 8 and up. It has simple rules and plays quickly, from 15 minutes for 2 players, up to maybe 45 minutes for 5 players. There are also several game variants included in the rules, which add additional complexity and strategy to the game. You can adapt a game of Maori to the ages of the players and the time you have available.
In Maori, each player builds her own set of islands. Players takes turns moving a sea canoe around the outside of sixteen island-building tiles, arranged in a square of four rows and four columns. Players may take the tile adjacent to the canoe, so players try to move the canoe next to the optimal tiles for completing islands they have started building. Islands are pieced together on the player's ocean play board, so players must consider carefully where to place island pieces to allow for optimal future expansion. Each player also starts the game with several shells, which can be used to further advance the canoe or take tiles that are not immediately adjacent to the canoe. Islands with trees, huts, and other special features score points. When a player has filled in her entire ocean play area with islands, the game ends, and the player with the most points wins.
Maori, is light, quick, and easy to learn, and very fun to play. We recommend the Maori board game as a great family game. Maori is also an excellent two-player game. We give Maori a high recommendation.
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User Reviews:
| No true
I beg to differ with Juliet, as there is the Nikau Palm.
by Ivan (Dec 19 2009)
|  what?
I'm from New Zealand and there aren't any palm trees! Plus we don't trade shells? We use money haha.
by Juliet (Dec 04 2009)
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