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The Glade
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Acuarella
2025
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- 2–4 players
- 35–60 min
- 8+
- Complexity 2.0/5
For 2 players
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Acuarella is a board game released in 2025 for 2–4 players, 35–60 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Karem Potóchnik and its main mechanics are Matching and Connections.
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About the game
Acuarella is a competitive game where you’ll place polyomino tiles with gorgeous cat illustrations. You must add these tiles to your board following the placement rules, trying to collect as many pigments as possible by placing adjoining tiles in the right combinations. You can also gain opportunity cards that make the game a fun and challenging competition for cat-like artists! —description from the designer In Acuarella, a vibrant polyomino placement game featuring adorable feline illustrations, you'll become an ingenious cat artist. Your mission: to create the ultimate masterpiece to support the many kitties living near an urban park. To achieve this, you'll combine your Cat tokens (polyominoes) on your personal canvas, mixing them to generate new colors (pigments) that will earn you valuable points. The challenge and fun are intensified with Opportunity cards, which add unexpected twists to the game. Plus, you'll aim to capture adorable "cat photos" to fill the small empty spaces on your board, as each unfilled space subtracts points from your final score. As a finishing touch, the Cat tokens you've used on your board will transform at the end of the game, allowing you to assemble adorable kitties on the table for extra points. Get ready to unleash your creativity and help these furry friends!
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- (Web published)
- Cranio Creations
- Forjamundo Editora
Questions and answers
Acuarella supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Acuarella is 35–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Acuarella for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Acuarella has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Acuarella belongs to these categories: Animals and Puzzle. Its main mechanics are Matching and Connections. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Acuarella are: Karem Potóchnik. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Acuarella as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.