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Cortiça
2024
Rules assistance for Cortiça
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- 2 players
- 35 min
- 10+
- Complexity 2.0/5
For 2 players
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Cortiça is a board game released in 2024 for 2 players, 35 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Manuel Correia and its main mechanics are Worker Placement.
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About the game
Cork (Cortiça, in Portuguese) can be used to make a variety of products and Portugal is the world's largest producer of cork. Cork Oak trees take 25-30 years to mature, and their bark is extracted every 9 years. Play as competing farmers, aiming to harvest the most corks. Cortiça is a miniature worker placement game. Every round players place their workers, deciding the actions they will take. The actions are resolved from left to right. When an action is resolved the worker is placed in the stack. After all actions are resolved, the player whose worker is at the bottom of the stack chooses one active action to rest; it will not be available to use in the next round. The previous rested action becomes active again. In the next round, the players draw and place the workers from the stack, one by one. Play continues until a player has at least 6 cork after all actions are resolved at the end of a round. The player with the most cork wins. —description from the designer
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Questions and answers
Cortiça supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Cortiça is 35 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 Cortiça for ages 10 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.
Cortiça 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.
Cortiça belongs to these categories: Card Game, Print & Play, and Farming. Its main mechanics are Worker 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 Cortiça are: Manuel Correia. 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 Cortiça 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.