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Cálico Electrónico: El juego de cartas
2006
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- 2–4 players
- 60 min
- 12+
- Complexity 1.5/5
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Cálico Electrónico: El juego de cartas is a board game released in 2006 for 2–4 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by José Luis Herrera and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
Based on a popular spanish flash animation, "Cálico Electrónico - El juego de cartas" is a dungeon crawler in which the players take the role of Cálico Electrónico himself or one of his clones to prove that they are the strongest by completing two episodes. The mechanics are very similar to Dungeoneer: Tomb of the Lich Lord. Players are dealt one of the four characters; each one has a power and a charisma value and a special hability. Also, each player receives an episode to complete in a determined city area and three calico cards (action cards). Then, the initial city is built: each player places one city card that matches with the starting one or with one that has been already placed. Each player in his turn can spend "calikillos" (action points) to do several things: 1 Play a card: Each card has different costs and effects 2 Move to an adjacent city tile: Each tile not only has a different cost, but also, you receive "anticalikillos", wich other players will use to play monsters, special effects... 3 Place a new city tile: Spending one calikillo, you can draw a city tile and place it on a legal spot 4 Heal yourself: By spending five calikillos, you heal yourself (each character has two status: hurt and unhurt, so by healing you revert to unhurt) When a player resolves an action, other players may, clockwise, spend that player's anticalikillos to play action cards on him. If a player at any time in his turn is at the same city tile of a monster, he will fight it. Fights are simple: you choose a characteristic, roll a die and, if the result of the die plus the characteristic is higher than the monsters value, you defeat him, if it's lower you are defeated and turn to hurt status. Players can fight each other, but the characteristic is determined by the player who wins a rock-paper-scissors game. When all the players complete their turn, a new round begins: 1 Players can discard cards and draw until they have five 2 Set their calikillos to five 3 Set their anticalikillos to zero
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Cálico Electrónico: El juego de cartas 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 Cálico Electrónico: El juego de cartas is 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 Cálico Electrónico: El juego de cartas for ages 12 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.
Cálico Electrónico: El juego de cartas has a complexity rating of 1.5 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.
Cálico Electrónico: El juego de cartas belongs to these categories: Card Game, Humor, and Exploration. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Dice Rolling. 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 Cálico Electrónico: El juego de cartas are: José Luis Herrera. 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 Cálico Electrónico: El juego de cartas 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.