- BGG rank
- BGG #23,538
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Tally-Ho
1998
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- 1–5 players
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for Tally-Ho
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Tally-Ho is a board game released in 1998 for 1–5 players. It was designed by K. H. Speer and A. F. Speer.
About the game
Tally-Ho: for 2-5 players - is a game of chance and observation. Tiles are all face-down on the board to start with, and as each player turns a tile over, points can be scored when certain combinations of numbers or colors are observed by them. Tally-Lo: is a variation of Tally-Ho with the aim o get the lowest score. Pyramid: is a game for one player. The aim is to take down a pyramid of number-tiles, from the bottom, by removing sets of tiles that add up to a specific target number. Can be played at different challenge levels. Elimination: is a game for one player, with Target Numbers. It is played on the Tally-Ho board. the aim is to choose and add up a Chain of tiles, which total the same as the target Number. 50/50 & Hindsight: is a pair of games for one player using all four basic mathematical functions: + - x divided by. It is played with the tiles face down and Hindsight follows, on the same board, with all the tiles turned face up. The aim is to reduce a running total from the starting number of 50 using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to reach reach zero. Number-Path: is a game for one player who uses the four mathematical functions as above to create an equation along a vertical or horizontal 7 tiles on the Tally-Ho board, where the equation results in the value of the 7th tile.
Designers
Publishers
- Family Fun & Learning Company
Questions and answers
Tally-Ho supports 1–5 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.
Tally-Ho has a complexity rating of 1.0 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.
The credited designers of Tally-Ho are: K. H. Speer and A. F. Speer. 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 Tally-Ho 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.