- BGG rating
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Shuffle and Swing: Instruments Expansion
- 2–4 players
- 40–80 min
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,000
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Shuffle and Swing
2024
Rules assistance for Shuffle and Swing
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- 2–4 players
- 40–80 min
- 14+
- Complexity 3.1/5
For 2 players
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Shuffle and Swing is a board game released in 2024 for 2–4 players, 40–80 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Robert Hovakimyan and its main mechanics are Track Movement, Point to Point Movement, and Area Majority / Influence.
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About the game
The mice Shuffle and Swing met on a starry night while dancing the Cheeseyton under the moonlight. Their love for jazz brought them together and has kept them together for over three decades. A few years back, they opened their very own instrument factory and called it their "Fabulous Factory of Marvelous Musical Gadgets for Giants". Now, they're looking for a new partner to help with the booming business. You and your fellow players are managers at the factory who are looking to make a name for yourselves, with supervisor mice at your employ to recruit cats around the factory and build giant jazz instruments. Since this is a team effort, you can make use of anyone's supervisor, but a supervisor will recruit workers only for their own boss! Careful planning and plenty of bragging will be needed to make sure the instruments get finished and the proper managers get credit for it. In Shuffle and Swing, the player who builds the most efficiently, while ensuring that their work is noticed by Shuffle and Swing, will score the most points with their jazzy bosses and win the big promotion! Race to build certain instruments first by shrewdly investing your efforts and boasting about your work Navigate a dual rondel system of moving your mouse to activate dice actions Time your building, refreshing, and inspecting wisely while deciding whose dice to use and upgrade Enjoy a clean, fast-paced Eurogame with tight interaction and focused competition Featuring variable action wheel set-ups and variable instrument objectives —description from the publisher
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Bitewing Games
Questions and answers
Shuffle and Swing supports 2–4 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 Shuffle and Swing is 40–80 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 Shuffle and Swing for ages 14 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.
Shuffle and Swing has a complexity rating of 3.1 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.
Shuffle and Swing belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Animals, and Music. Its main mechanics are Track Movement, Point to Point 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 Shuffle and Swing are: Robert Hovakimyan. 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 Shuffle and Swing 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.