- BGG rating
- 6.7
Rules assistance for Aquaretto: Three Coworker Tiles
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- 2–5 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
Rules assistant for Aquaretto: Three Coworker Tiles
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Aquaretto: Three Coworker Tiles is an expansion for Aquaretto released in 2008 for 2–5 players and 45 minutes per game. It was designed by Michael Schacht and its main mechanics are Set Collection and Tile Placement.
About the game
There are three different type of coworker tiles in this expansion. The Training Area When you earn a coworker, you may take possession of the Training Pool (if available) and place your worker there. For each trainer you place here (up to 2) each animal in your aquarium with a lightning bolt gets 2 bonus points. Also, all your animals with lightning bolts are no longer untrainable. So you can get additional bonus points from each trainer you place next to them in your main Water Zoo! The Research Station Can only be taken by a player when they get their first coworker. That coworker is placed on one animal tile in his water park and at the end of the game he scores one point for each animal of that type in the basin the coworker was placed. The Technical Area Take when you have a coworker you want to place on the tile. Immediately collect five coins from the bank. You may now move, purchase, and discard tiles from the depot independent of the stack order, but you may not change the order of the tiles in the stack. Aquaretto: The Training Camp part of this expansion was originally released as a postcard. This expansion was part of Zooloretto: Rio Grande Games Expansion Pack #2 for Zooloretto, which also included Zooloretto: Job Boards, Zooloretto: The Gorilla, Zooloretto: The Savings Book, and Aquaretto: The Trains. And is also part of the german only Zooloretto News #2. Also available as part of the Zooloretto: Goodie-Box.
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- ABACUSSPIELE
- Rio Grande Games
- Spiele aus Timbuktu
Questions and answers
Aquaretto: Three Coworker Tiles supports 2–5 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 Aquaretto: Three Coworker Tiles is 45 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.
Aquaretto: Three Coworker Tiles has a complexity rating of 2.3 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.
Aquaretto: Three Coworker Tiles belongs to these categories: Animals and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Set Collection and Tile Placement. 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 Aquaretto: Three Coworker Tiles are: Michael Schacht. 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 Aquaretto: Three Coworker Tiles as an expansion for Aquaretto. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Aquaretto to use it. Check that your edition of Aquaretto is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.