Infarkt
Description
Your neighbors invite you to a party with a smarmy smile, offering greasy, slightly burnt burgers and lukewarm beer from last week. Meanwhile, they secretly snack on salad and sip fruit juice.
Do they ignore your health? Are your meds not working? Are the doctors stumped? Stressed at work? And then that family tragedy… That is exactly what can happen to you in the hilarious game Infarkt!
Infarkt is all about "surviving in a consumer society" with all its pitfalls. The main focus during development was on humor and fun. However, fans of complex games with lower luck factors, where the "more skillful" player wins, will also find plenty to enjoy.
In good company, comic situations are guaranteed, especially thanks to player commentary throughout the game. On a secondary level, the game also has an educational aspect—it tries to guide players toward a healthy lifestyle and eating healthy food. However, the primary goal is to entertain, not to lecture.
At the start of the game, each player takes on the role of a young, healthy individual. You become neighbors, enjoy life, work, and so on. You can also invite each other to parties, where you can worsen your neighbors' health by offering them combinations of unhealthy food, drinks, and tobacco. Conversely, to improve your own health, you can eat healthy food or visit a pharmacy to buy medicine in critical situations. Other options are available, such as the market where you can trade food for better offers, as well as the supermarket, the gym, and more. You can vary these options each game, so every session has a slightly different atmosphere and the game won't get old quickly.
Players must patiently endure blows of fate and various inconveniences like "the mother-in-law arrives," "broken fridge," "apartment burglary," and many others, all while aging and seeing their health deteriorate. The goal of the game isn't the traditional collection of anonymous victory points, but staying fit and staying alive as long as possible.
Links
official game websitearticle about Infarkt
interview with the game author
review (Frodo's board games)
Product's details
2-6
10 years
60-90 min.
6.82/10
Tahání/výběr karet
Správa karet v ruce
Současné plánování akcí
Rozmístění pracovní síly
Eliminace hráčů
Weight: 1000 g
8592168544318
5982
Reviews
35 (3 reviews)
An intriguing game. Players are guaranteed to have fun, get on each other's nerves, and see their blood pressure rise—not just on the health tracker, but in real life too. After all, nobody wants to be the first one taken down by diseases. It’s best when a heated debate breaks out, turning the game into the perfect way to tell your opponents what you really think.
I also played it with younger kids and was surprised by how quickly they got hooked and enjoyed it; what’s more, I didn't find it boring either.
Zajímavá hra. Při hře se hráči zaručeně pobaví, polezou si trochu na nervy a krevní tlak jim stoupne nejen na destičce ukazatelů zdraví, ale i ve skutečnosti. - Nikdo přeci nechce být ten, koho nemoci skolí jako prvního. Nejlepší je, když se při hře rozjede peprná debata a hra se pak stává prostředkem, jak protihráči říct, co si opravdu myslíte.
Hrála jsem i s mladšími dětmi a překvapilo mě, jak se do toho ponořili a bavilo je to; a co víc, ani já jsem se s nimi u toho taky nenudila.
A board game that's pure fun. The best part is the banter between players during the game. Great for playing with friends, but it works well as a family game too. Fast-paced, simple rules, and you can even play it after a few drinks. :)
Společenská hra, která pobaví. Nejlepší jsou k tomu průpovídky hráčů během hry. Dobré hrát s vrstevníky, ale jako rodinná hra to také není špatné. Svižná hra, jednoduchá pravidla, dá se hrát i když máte už trochu upito. :)
The game has an unconventional shape, but that doesn't matter at all. It's only fun with four players, where you have to combine multiple game mechanics. The cards are nice, featuring food/drink descriptions in multiple languages.
An interesting concept, and the game is much more fun when you get the right group of people together.
Hra má sice netradiční tvar, ale to ničemu nevadí. Zábavné je to až ve čtyřech, kdy musíte kombinovat více herních mechanismů. Pěkné jsou kartičky, na kterých je jídlo/pití popsáno ve více jazycích.
Zajímavý nápad, a hra je o hodně zábavnější, když se sejde správná parta lidí.
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