DICE TOY LABS - INDUS 2500BCE | A Civilisation Themed Strategy Game with a flip and Write Mechanism

It's a "Flip and Write" style of board game, fresh off from an Indian board game publisher, fully made in India. The rules are simple to understand and after a couple of rounds to get used to, the game moves very smoothly. the best part of the game is to figure out how to make the 'tetris-like' puzzle score maximum and play for the win. the game moves quickly even at higher player counts, and is great for new comers and veteran gamers alike. I actually like this one much better than the other similar style games like Railroad Ink, as the gameplay has more options in the patterns to be drawn, the set-collecting mechanic and keeping resources for building bigger patterns. the component quality is also quite good. a minor nitpick I have is that I would have preferred regular playing cards /250gsm for the patterns instead of the thicker cardstock currently in the box. but it doesn't affect the gameplay at all and I understand that it would have been done to keep the price lower, seeing that the Indian market is still new to the idea of hobby/expensive board games. The price is quite right for the quality of the components, and I'm sure it will be many many games after the sheets run out, after which one can print free sheets from the company website or get a bunch of more sheets for a low price as well. all in all, a great tactical Flip'n'write style game, worthy of any gaming collection or a steeping on point for any new gamer looking to get in the hobby! Kudos Dice Toy Labs!

Nice family game which I gifted my brother. He loved it. We played it everyday...

Well designed board game! Good mix of luck and strategy. Nice artwork. Great replayability. Ideal for leisure play. You can come with your own ways of doodling your mountains, trees etc. Its fun to see how everyone plans and doodles their cities. I think this is a good game to play with kids. 4 pens included. But we used our own colour pens to create interesting patterns :) Comes with 200 sheets of City Map. Hopefully, only the City Maps will be available for purchase in future...

It is very boring with various loopholes. The set up is lazy and half-hearted.

The recommended age mentions 14+ but am having a good time playing with my son who is younger. The instructions take a bit of time to understand, but once you know the rules it is a lot of fun. The design and quality of cards is also very good. Definitely worth a buy.