Bora Bora Review

Designer: Stefan Feld

No. of Players: 2-4

Playing Time: 90-120mins

Mechanics: Dice Rolling Worker Placement / Set Collection / Open Goals

Bora Bora: Ignore the temple and you will be screwed!

Wasn't as successful as I was previously

So I played another 4 player game of Bora Bora and I was going to try out the same tactics again with the 12 tiles final bonus but its way more difficult with 4 players. I ended up completing the 6 construction tiles and occupying the whole space for 12 points. I also managed to finish all of my objectives and get that bonus as well. Still I was squeezed out of about 10 points from the fishes at the end when players decided I was the bigger threat. I also ignored the temple track and Jon won by about 10+ points, scoring on both the temple tracks and the man/woman tiles that provided points.

Bora Bora: 12 huts + 12 man/woman tiles!

OMG i DID IT! Can't believe it...

So after a few games of bora bora I was thinking its neigh impossible to score the 12 huts and 12 man/woman tiles so last night when I played it again I decided to give it a go. Boy was I surprised I managed to do it and win the game! 

Now I must admit its not easy and I had a little bit of luck. You essentially need to be able to obtain tiles that give you either more tiles or allowed you to place huts either on the board or in your last hut space. At the same time, you will need quite a lot of the green gods to help you maximize the number of man/woman tiles you are getting.

You probably can complete the objectives goal and even the jewelry goal. I doubt you can be on the temple track though. Now the chances to get screwed is pretty high but with careful planning and subtlety, you can get away with it.

It really impressed me how it is possible to try something totally different in Bora bora and even win! Makes me want to revisit some of my older games and see what other alternative strategies I can come up with.

So after tonight it confirms for me that bora bora is one of the best Stefan Feld games I have played. Highly recommended!