- BGG rating
- 5.3
Avalanche at Yeti Mountain: Inventions
- 1–5 players
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,634
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Avalanche at Yeti Mountain
2016
Rules assistance for Avalanche at Yeti Mountain
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- 1–5 players
- 30 min
- 8+
- Complexity 1.3/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Avalanche at Yeti Mountain
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Avalanche at Yeti Mountain is a board game released in 2016 for 1–5 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Matt Wolfe and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Player Elimination, and Simultaneous Action Selection.
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About the game
It's a race to the finish when some super-smart, yet somehow clueless, engineering students invent rocket-powered skis and decide to test them out at Yeti Mountain! In Avalanche at Yeti Mountain, players play multipurpose cards — the same cards used to make up the ski slopes of Yeti Mountain — to determine their speed in a race down the mountain. If the skiers collectively exceed the speed limit, which is determined by the number of players, the fastest skiers crash, only moving one space forward down the mountain. Players may also activate rocket jumps to overshoot the competition, but at the expense of causing an avalanche to begin chasing them down the mountain. If that's not enough tension, rocket jumps are possible only if the Yeti, awoken from his slumber by all of the rocket-powered racket, doesn't attack and deactivate players' rocket-powered skis! The last skier standing, or the skier who makes it to the bottom of Yeti Mountain, wins the game.
Designers
Publishers
- Green Couch Games
Questions and answers
Avalanche at Yeti Mountain supports 1–5 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 Avalanche at Yeti Mountain is 30 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 Avalanche at Yeti Mountain 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.
Avalanche at Yeti Mountain has a complexity rating of 1.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
Avalanche at Yeti Mountain belongs to these categories: Card Game, Humor, and Racing. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Player Elimination, and Simultaneous Action Selection. 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 Avalanche at Yeti Mountain are: Matt Wolfe. 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 Avalanche at Yeti Mountain 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.