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Pint Craft
2012
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Pint Craft is a board game released in 2012 for 2–6 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 21 and up. It was designed by Nick Helmholdt and its main mechanics are Set Collection.
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About the game
In Pint Craft, you take on the role of a micro brewer as you create beers to please crowds and connoisseurs. The game incorporates elements of resource management and seasonality to generate variety. The wide variety of beer styles ensures that no two games are the same. Recipe Cards show the combination of Ingredients needed to produce it and the resulting number of Pints awarded. Recipe cards are always played face up. Brewery cards allow you to purchase Ingredients needed for Recipes. Action Cards affect the fortunes of other brewers in the game. Ingredients include Base Malts, Specialty Malts, and Hops as the standard Ingredients that make up most beer Recipes. There is an element of chance required to obtain Special Ingredients such as bacteria, spices, rice, and oats. Each round the season advances. Brewers with seasonal beers on tap get additional Ingredients to make new Recipes. Brewers earn Pints from recipes (between one and five pints) and some brewery cards. The number of Pints needed to win the game depends on the number of brewers.
Editions
- Pint Craften(Self-Published), The Game Crafter, LLC2013
- Pint Craften(Self-Published)2012
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Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- (Self-Published)
- The Game Crafter, LLC
Questions and answers
Pint Craft 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 Pint Craft 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 Pint Craft for ages 21 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.
Pint Craft has a complexity rating of 1.8 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.
Pint Craft belongs to these categories: Card Game and Industry / Manufacturing. Its main mechanics are Set Collection. 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 Pint Craft are: Nick Helmholdt. 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 Pint Craft 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.