Overlap
BGG rank
BGG #25,079
BGG rating
6.4

Overlap

2023

Rules assistance for Overlap

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

  • 3–6 players
  • 10–20 min
  • 8+

Rules assistant for Overlap

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

Overlap is a board game released in 2023 for 3–6 players, 10–20 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. Its main mechanics are Lose a Turn and Matching.

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About the game

Deal every player seven cards, each of which is segmented into 9 sectors. Each sector is white, red, blue, green or gray. Seed a discard pile and then take turns playing cards onto the pile. Draw cards equal to the number of sectors on the played card whose colors overlap with the colors of the sectors on the top card of the discard pile. Ideally that number is zero. The first player to shed his deck wins.

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Publishers

  • Niche Nation Games

Questions and answers

Overlap supports 3–6 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.