Rio Grande Games Yinsh

Yinsh was a game I ordered on a whim and I am glad I did. Upon opening it up the first thing you notice is how sturdy all the pieces are. the box is super tough, so is the board and the hard plastic pieces. The game doesnt have a rich theme like most board games but it is still super fun and really engrossing. The strategy is a little shorter than chess but its still present.

My wife and I love Yinsh, as its easy to learn, but hard to master. Cliché? Well, maybe, but its true. Each player, black and white, has a set of rings and places a token in their ring on their turn, then moves the ring. Once a player gets five of their color tokens in a row, the row is removed, along with one of that players rings. The first player to remove three rings of their own color wins. Of course, the more of your rings you remove, the harder it gets to make five in a row. The game starts out simply, but soon becomes very complex, especially after removing one or two rings. It requires some real strategic thinking. Anyway, its simple to learn, and only takes thirty minutes or so. Yinch is a lot of fun, and can fit into our busy schedule. Give it a try, if you like quick abstract games, this is a good one.

Makes you think moves ahead,a nice challenge.

A challenging & quick abstract- probably one of the best. I enjoy Chess, Go, & a number of the GIPF games, but Yinsh is probably one of the easiest to get people to play. Good fun!

Very nice piece strategic board game for beginners.

You know. . . I wasnt sure I would like it. The reviews convinced me to make the plunge. It was easy to learn and challenging to master. Great game.

First game I bought in this game series. Super easy to learn but a great challenge to play. Lots of fun and keeps the mind woking!

Fantastic game, which is easy to learn, but difficult to master.

Quick pick up and good pace. Everyone Ive introduced it to really likes it. A lot of interesting characteristics for a simple abstract. Its difficult to perfect. You sacrifice to compete and surprised by outcomes. There is somewhat of a handicap as the player in the lead loses a piece. Sometimes youll sit out a score to leverage a block. You can definitely get better at it despite feeling somewhat chaotic on the first couple plays. Only issue is minor wrinkling on the board edge which gives an unsightly spot where it looks like its peeling some but very small and not enough to complain over.

Just played my first game, this is one of my favorites. Very complex, very abstract.