Moteneba.
BGG rank
BGG #22,930
BGG rating
6.1

Moteneba.

2013

Rules assistance for Moteneba.

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

  • 3–5 players
  • 60 min
  • 15+
  • Complexity 2.5/5

For 3 players

Rules assistant for Moteneba.

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Moteneba. is a board game released in 2013 for 3–5 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 15 and up. It was designed by Nao Shimamura (シマムラナオ) and Nobutake Dogen and its main mechanics are Team-Based Game, Commodity Speculation, and Open Drafting.

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About the game

User summary: Moteneba. ('Gotta be popular') is a game in which the players try to impress seven girls, becoming more and more popular. Players take turns placing cubes representing sportiness, intelligence, looks, wealth and esprit on various girls. How much effect a certain something has depends on what trends are going, and players can instead decide to elevate the trend of a certain trait, effectively affecting everyone's decision. The game goes on for three deals, in between which the game board never resets. Almost all information is open, but there are random elements on what cubes are drawn.

Publishers

  • 大気圏内ゲームズ (Taikikennai Games)

Questions and answers

Moteneba. supports 3–5 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.