Variomino (2009)

This is a new member of the Dominoes family. The game consists of 73 dice and 18 Variomino tiles. These are square plastic tiles which have two different sides. On one side, four dice can be placed on top of the tile, on the other side, one or two dice can be placed - this side of the tile also has a number on each edge (1-4). Various games can be played with these materials; from classic muggins variants where points are scored when the ends of the line can be divided by five (counting the sum of the dice plus the numbers on the edge) to solitaire games resembling Sudoku. There are many ways to count the points: Adding dice numbers on top to numbers on the edges, counting the numbers on the side of the dice, etc. The tiles can even be stacked. The game was published as a test edition by Edition Perlhuhn in 2009. The rule sheets expressly invite players to invent new games with the materials, much as was done with "Spiel" for which dozens of game ideas were eventually published.