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GoCaine
2021
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- 2–6 players
- 120–240 min
- 16+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for GoCaine
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GoCaine is a board game released in 2021 for 2–6 players, 120–240 minutes per game, and ages 16 and up. It was designed by Richard Nguyen-Marshall and its main mechanics are Player Elimination, Area Movement, and Area Majority / Influence.
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About the game
GoCaine is a multiplayer Go strategy board game in which 2 to 6 players compete to build the most lucrative cocaine trafficking network. GoCaine uses area control mechanics from the ancient game of surrounding stones known as Weiqi in China, Baduk in Korea, and Go in Japan. GoCaine is a game of both area control and of logistical and economic efficiency. Deploy multipurpose security cells to gain control of territory. Use your territories to buy, ship, or sell your product. Build smuggling pipeline infrastructure so you can move more product more quickly to more locations. Buy political influence to help protect your shipments from interdiction operations and to utilize law enforcement to disrupt your opponents’ supply lines. Whoever can move the most product the most efficiently and the most profitably will be victorious. Alliances can be made and broken throughout the game, making for lively player interactions. On your turn, you: - Choose 1 action (either: buy/build, transport product, or sell product). - Then deploys 1 cell (i.e. 1 Go stone) - at any point during your turn or during an opponent's turn, a player may launch a Task Force Interdiction action to seize an opponent's product. Territory is gained or lost using Go mechanics. In this regard, the game is an abstract game of strategic skill. Players who are able to control territory in more zones typically are able to then build a better economic engine to make money faster than their opponents. The first player to reach $1 billion wins. Typically this happens at some point between 30 to 40 turns.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Kharitago Games Inc.
Questions and answers
GoCaine 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.
The listed playing time for GoCaine is 120–240 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 GoCaine for ages 16 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.
GoCaine has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
GoCaine belongs to these categories: Economic, Territory Building, and Mature / Adult. Its main mechanics are Player Elimination, Area Movement, and Area Majority / Influence. 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 GoCaine are: Richard Nguyen-Marshall. 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 GoCaine 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.