CLUMSY SANTA (2020)

CLUMSY SANTA is a matchbox game from Japan, with players stacking little cubes to win. Produced as part of a crowdfunded campaign in Japan to support a Tokyo boardgame cafe, Clumsy Santa was co-produced with T.A. Works. It is based on their game マギアルマ (Magiarma), in which players stack cubes to match patterns to energise weapons. In this matchbox edition, the designer simply uses the coloured stacking part to make a quick fun game for people to enjoy during lockdown. The game has a set of tiny coloured cubes, three each in red, yellow, blue and green, and a set of small cards showing Christmas gifts stacked up in various formations. One card is dealt up and players compete to build the stack required on the card first. user summary