Z-Man to Reprint Ricochet Robots—AKA: Box Of Headaches
/Do you like puzzles? And headaches?! Well we have some good news for you!
Z-Man Games has announced they're reprinting the classic puzzler Ricochet Robots. Four boards are randomly placed down, and four robots are placed on the boards. Once a robot starts to move, it will keep moving until it hits a wall or another robot. You're trying to get certain robots to certain random targets in the fewest number of moves. With a reported 1500 different board configurations, no two games will ever be the same.
I (Firestone) have played this game only once. You know how you joke about game being "brain-burning" or that it's so dense it gives you a headache? This game seriously gave me a headache.
But some people I know (Hi William!) really love this game, and are terrific at it. Their brains are wired differently than mine...
Here's what comes in the box:
8 two-sided boards
1 centerpiece
5 robots
5 Start space markers
17 Target chips
1 sand timer
1 rulebook
Z-Man's site lists this as "Currently in production" with a Fall release window.
Have you played this? Are you looking forward to it?