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Tiny Footprint
2018
Rules assistance for Tiny Footprint
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- 1–6 players
- 60–120 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.5/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Tiny Footprint
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Tiny Footprint is a board game released in 2018 for 1–6 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Marcus Jargarden and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
In Tiny Footprint, you play as a group of friends or a household trying to reach the climate target by reducing your carbon emissions down to two tonnes per person before time runs out. You start by determining where you live, which lifestyle you have and which character you play. All of these choices effect the game and all characters have unique capabilities. The game board shows four emission tracks, housing, food, transport and consumption. And the aim of the players is to reduce each track to zero and thereby meeting the climate target and winning the game. A deck of mission gives the players their missions that they need work together on to reduce the emissions. The actions they are able to perform comes from three separate resource card decks; Finances, Discipline and Commitment. These resource cards act as a currency in the game and also provide different actions the players can take. The players use action pawns to take any of the three possible actions: Take a card, Take 3 cards for two action pawns or Play a card. All players need to cooperate using their character’s unique abilities and the actions provided by the resource cards. The household cannot rely one just one player to win the game for them but instead the household needs to collectively agree on their strategy and which actions they need to take to be able to complete the environmental missions and thereby reducing the emissions to zero and thereby they all win! If they don't manage to reduce them down to zero before the end of the 5th round time has run out and they all lost. Then they can try again in a new residence, with a different lifestyle and with different characters. —description from designer
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- Gaard Games
Questions and answers
Tiny Footprint supports 1–6 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 Tiny Footprint is 60–120 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 Tiny Footprint for ages 10 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.
Tiny Footprint has a complexity rating of 1.5 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.
Tiny Footprint belongs to these categories: Environmental. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Dice Rolling. 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 Tiny Footprint are: Marcus Jargarden. 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 Tiny Footprint 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.