Topoum
BGG rank
BGG #3,990
BGG rating
7.2

Topoum

2016

Rules assistance for Topoum

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

  • 2–4 players
  • 60–90 min
  • 14+
  • Complexity 2.5/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Topoum

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Topoum is a board game released in 2016 for 2–4 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Perepau Llistosella and its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence and Tile Placement.

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About the game

1916, Europe: The Great War has ravaged the land. Only one fertile ground remains and it is strongly disputed...by moles? In Topoum, you control an army of moles that are fighting for control of a piece of fertile land in the middle of the Great War. The moles are well known for their blindness and, for this reason, you'll earn badges (points) if you can form uninterrupted lines of sight between your soldiers. Topoum features several different types of cards of four categories: combat, movement, expansion and special. Each game is different because you build the playing deck with seven types of cards (+110.000 combinations!). Each player has a private hand with two cards and there is a public row of five cards available for all the players on the board. This is the structure of the turn: Choose between "Enter the Battle with a Mole" (playing one card is mandatory) or "Move Moles in the Battlefield" (playing a card is optional for each mole). Score the lines of sight between your moles. Refill the cards in your hand and the public row. When the "Peace" card (hidden at the bottom part of the deck) is drawn, the game ends. The players now score extra badges for majorities and sets of the categories of the cards they used during the battle.

Questions and answers

Topoum 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.