Rumis | 
| Brand: Educational Insights
Category: Toy
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $17.15
You Save: $12.84 (43%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1618
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 8 - 9 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 11.5 x 3
MPN: 2992
Model: 2992
UPC: 086002029928
EAN: 0086002029928
ASIN: B0002VJYQI
Release Date: May 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Rumis sharpens spatial awareness and critical thinking skills as players strategize to outwit their opponents while reconstructing historical Inca monuments of a pyramid, tower, stairs and wall | | • | The player with the most stones showing from above wins! | | • | Rumis comes with 4 game boards, 44 Rumis "stones", and instructions for variations on the game | | • | A StrataGems Brain Building Game! | | • | Fun for young and old! |
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Product Description
There'll be no stone left unturned in this challenging strategy game Inspired by Incan architecture, RUMIS (meaning "stones") sharpens spatial awareness and critical thinking skills as players strategize to outwit their opponents while reconstructing historical Incan structures (pyramid, tower, stairs, and wall). Each player receives eleven Rumis stones of one color. Players begin, one stone at a time, strategically placing their stones to prevent opponents from having the most visible colored stones. The player with the most stones visible from above wins! Rumis comes with four beautifully designed game boards, a unique custom turntable, 44 wooden Rumis "stones," and instructions for variations on the game, including a habit-forming version of solitaire. Grades 1 and up.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
Ruminating on Rumis August 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Rumis is a creative and fulfilling gaming experience for two, three, or four players who enjoy pure strategy games. It contains elements of Tetris Blokus, so experience with either of these games might serve as an indicator of your potential enjoyment.
The game comes with several different playing cards upon which structures can be built. This provides for many possible scenarios.
I have one suggestion: instead of conforming to the height suggestions in the two-player game, have each player take two colors and alternate turns.
Different and Fun January 6, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This game where you build with stones the way the Incas did is recommended for age 8+ but has proved popular so far with age 7 to 60. Different boards, with different height limitations, vary the game and no "build" is ever the same. Each game doesn't take too long so you can easily play best of 3 or 5. Finding the right stone to fit the space, end up on top of the building (game is scored from the top), and make sure you will be in a position to play your next stone keeps the game challenging. An excellent family board game.
(Player of Carcasonne, Puerto Rico, Settlers, Ticket to Ride, Rummikub etc).
Awesome December 30, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My husband and I play this game. We are both in graduate school and find this game very fun and challenging. It's nice to spend time together, use our brains, and be a little competitive.
 Rumis Stacks Up May 12, 2007
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I enjoyed the game, although I can only give it a 4 because the element of action simply is not there there. Yes it is fun. Yes it is interesting to watch the various ruins being built, yes it is not exciting. BUT that does not mean it is not a good game! It is rather calming, like watching clouds roll across the sky or water moving along a stream. If you enjoy a game that makes you feel good and calms you this is the one for you. Light a candle, have a cool drink and enjoy the relaxing time.
Simple, Flexible, and Lot's of Fun March 26, 2007
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I saw this game on a list of top 10 games and thought I'd give it try. It turn out to be perfect for my family. The rules are simple and straight forward, but there are so many different strategies that the game really keeps everyone's interest. The game can be reconfigured, which leads to entirely different strategies. If you get bored for some reason, you make your own configuration (i.e., design your own board).
Rumis is really exciting because every move has consequences. For at least one configuration (the Steps), we discovered that you can be trapped and lose on your first move! On that occasion, two players trapped the first three to go and they went on to play each other to the end. This of course never happened again!
Rumis is just as fun with two, three, or four players. The games are short (<1/2 hour), unlike most of the other games my family likes, which are considerably more complex and often require a time commitment of 4-6 hours, so Rumis can be played without losing a big chunk of the weekend. On the other hand, it is a bit addictive and we occasionally find ourselves playing for hours anyway.
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