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Hello Thomas, you're the designer of Dolmengötter and our latest Spieleschmiede project. Who is the game intended for?

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Yes, the game Dolmengötter is suitable for families - the game is playable with children eight years and up because of it's easy accessibility,

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but it's also very suitable for experienced players because the game has a great amount of depth and many strategies that won't be apparent until several plays.

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Can you give us a short overview of the game?

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Absolutely, I'd love to.

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The game is based on a very simple movement mechanism. Really it couldn't be any simpler.

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I have three druids on the board. On my turn I move one of my druids to the next free space.

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And in the place that my druid has just left, I leave a stone behind.

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That's a very simple game turn, and the goal of the game is to build majorities in these stone circles.

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A single one of my stones can affect the majorities in multiple stone circles.

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Like now, for example, in this stone circle I have the majority of yellow over red.

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But I've also got the majority in this large stone circle of yellow over red. And that with only one simple move.

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And here where I have the majority, I can place one of my dolmen. These are dolmen.

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They go in the middle. I can put one here now.

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But I can also put one here, because I just made a very good move.

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How do you win?

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At the end of the game, the player with the most points wins. The points are shown here on the bottom of the dolmen.

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They have varying point values. And the dolmen that are on top of the stacks are worth more, while the dolmen on the bottom are worth less.

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How long does a game take?

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A game with players already familiar with the game should be over in 20 minutes. New players should plan on a half-hour.

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Why are you especially excited about this Spieleschmiede project?

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I'm naturally excited about the new edition, especially the new graphical redesign.

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The game was first released in 2005. In my view the graphics needed a bit of improvement,

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and what we have now is much more attractive, and of course with several possible expansions added in.

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That's what I'm most excited about.