2 words game Ratapolis

Hello everyone!

Today we're going to talk about Ratapolis!

Skillful and clever rats from all over the city, for 2 to 6 players, ages 10 and up, for 45 minutes. It's up to you to control the city's key locations and take control of it!

In Ratapolis, you play as rats who must try to take control of the city without being too affected by the attacks of the cats who are keeping watch.

A game is played over 8 rounds. Each round is divided into 4 phases: distribution of clue cards, action planning, action resolution, and the cat attacks.

Each player receives one or more clue cards (depending on the current round and the number of players), then additional clue cards are eventually placed face up on the Balthus board. One of the Building tiles designated by these Clue cards will be attacked by the Cat during this round.

All players plan their two actions for the round simultaneously: behind their screen, they note on their sheet which action they will take first (left square) and then second (right square). There are two types of action: Attack 1 opposing Rat pawn or Move 1 of their Rat Groups. Once the previous phase is completed, players reveal their sheet.

They first resolve the action planned in the left square, then the right square, in the following order: all attacks are resolved simultaneously, then all movements are resolved simultaneously.

Once each player's two actions are resolved, all Clue cards dealt or revealed during this round are gathered face down. One of these Clue cards is then drawn at random for the Cats' Attack. Remove the designated Building tile from the game, along with all the Rat tokens on it. The freed space, called the empty zone, is now inaccessible and impassable. This building is now infested with fearsome cats.

For each Building tile marked with an orange letter, check if a player has a strictly superior number of Rat tokens compared to each of the other players. If so, they take the Advantage mini-tile corresponding to the Building.

The game ends after 8 rounds. The players then count the Gruyère cheese at their disposal. Each Rat token still in play earns its owner a number of Gruyère cheeses equal to the number indicated on the Building tile where it is located, to which must be added any Gruyère tokens obtained during the game.

The Balthus board can be turned over to facilitate scoring. All players' Rat tokens are then transferred from the Building tiles to the corresponding Gruyère cheese location. The accumulation of Rats on the back of the Balthus board often allows you to quickly determine the winner, without having to do the math. The player with the most Gruyères wins the game. In the event of a tie, the player with the most Rat tokens still in play wins.

Ratapolis can be played in classic mode, in duo mode, in teams, in 1 vs. all, with situations, or with your own creations using the materials available in the game.

Good day and good game ;)