Bookchase
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BGG #27,147
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5.3

Bookchase

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Rules assistance for Bookchase

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 45 min
  • Complexity 1.5/5

Rules assistant for Bookchase

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Bookchase is a board game released in 2007 for 2–6 players and 45 minutes per game. It was designed by Tony Davis and its main mechanics are Trading, Roll / Spin and Move, and Dice Rolling.

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About the game

Bookchase is a new desktop family game based on books. Suitable for players from 5 years upwards. Each player has a small bookshelf which they must fill with six small books. Books can be claimed by visits to the Library space, by answering multiple-choice category questions and by chance events on the turn of special Award/Sentence cards. Each small book represents a different category of real-world books: Scifi Fantasy, Travel & Adventure, Crime & Thrillers, Plays & Poetry, Classics & Modern, Children & Fun. Play is by rolling two dice. Each player takes turns moving around the board. Once a player has a full book shelf they must successfully arrive on the centre square to win.

Editions

  • The Great Penguin BookchaseenArt Meets Matter Ltd2009
  • BookchaseenArt Meets Matter Ltd2007

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Publishers

  • Art Meets Matter Ltd

Questions and answers

Bookchase supports 2–6 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.