by benji_online
I have played Gingkopolis a number of times now - and this is a very deep and fun game. There is one thing, though, that prohibits this game from emerging from the tumultous waters of chaotic gameplay and become a true gem.Every number card above 10 has a special way to score bonus points at the end of a game. For such a card to enter the game it has to be built as a tile. On the tile itself there is no mentioning of this special effect. The unused cards are stacked in a deck so you really don't know what effect is connected to which tile. And you can't fan the cards out either - the game's footprint is rather large already.
But gaining access to certain cards is essential and gaining those cards more or less by chance is very frustrating.
If there was one sheet that had all the numbers with their effects this game could truly shine - sure a fan made cheat sheet could be made; but this does still sour me that such a vital piece of information was not included.