Latice Hawaii Strategy Board Game – Award-Winning Fun for 2 Players

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1. Ashlyn Garrison Verified Buyer – 4 January 2025

   We (adult couple, late twenties) enjoy strategy games and this one was extremely easy to learn. The company even has a wonderful 3 minute video on YouTube to explain how to play so you don’t have to read the directions! This game can have as much strategy as you desire. A younger child could easily pick it up because you match the colors/shapes basically; however, you have wind pieces that move other pieces to set up for you next move. You want to get rid of all your tiles first. So, kids may take longer to master the strategy part of it but could still play and enjoy with adults. That’s awesome! This game is made of TOP QUALITY materials. The board is very thick and nicely printed. The plastic tile tray is thick and very nice with the name of the board game on the back and it holds 5 tiles perfectly. The tiles are thick plastic with stickers already on them so it’s ready to play out of the box. The gemstones are plastic and feel great in your hand. It also comes with a timer for other ways to play the game—which is also neat! The rules include several other ways to play the game so you can swap it out and it becomes a whole new experience if you want something different or more challenging. If you like board games or are looking to get into playing board games, this is a great intro game to get you started because it’s so easy to learn. I recommend showing the short video before having new people play with you so they have the gist. Buy this game!!! It’s well worth the money in quality product, fun game time (20 minutes each game), and ability to mix it up and play different versions WITHOUT any type of expansion packs.

   

2. German Girl in America Verified Buyer – 4 March 2025

   We just started playing Latice Hawai’i, and I see this game going into PERMANENT rotation on game nights and for Family gatherings. I had been eyeing it for a while, and we finally picked it up, and I’m so glad I did. It’s thinky enough to be interesting, but you can also play on a lighter level while chatting. Why we like it- It’s fairly easy to learn with straightforward rules. It plays in about 20- 35 minutes (depending on analysis paralysis). There’s even an included timer, if you do have someone holding up the game! The pieces are solid, and can take a lot of handling without breaking down (the tiles and holders are plastic) and the game insert holds them perfectly, whether you shelve games horizontally or vertically. (I love the gems!) The artwork is good… clean and clear images and great colors. There are multiple layers of rules, so you can adjust for the younger players. The Rule book is clear, but you can also see videos put out by the company. It works for all the different generations of players in the family (my mom down to my kids) I can not emphasize how important this is in my world. Our family plays games when we get together, so we are always looking for something that works for multiple generations… and is still fun for everyone. The Latice Hawaii box is fairly compact, so we can take it along on vacations. It’s tile laying, and that’s our family sweet spot! Latice Hawaii is well deserving of all of the awards that it’s won. I recommend it without reservation!

   

3. Ryan Verified Buyer – 14 March 2025

   If you are looking for a simple, light strategy game to play against one to three other players I would recommend this game. In Latice Hawai’i tiles are laid out onto a Scrabble style board with the object of the game being to get rid of all your tiles. Tiles are placed side to side next to other tiles in such a way they match color for color, image for image or combo by matching pictures to one and colors to others; think Dominoes with pictures and color. While it seems simple enough with concept of one turn one play, the board and placement of tiles allow you to earn gems that can be used for extra moves on a turn, potentially allowing you to use all 5 tiles on a turn. Wind tiles also allow for players to move pieces in a one move slide giving for even bigger gem earning combos. Pros: All pieces are strong and durable as they are made with plastic. Tiles are big and easily readable with colors not being so close can’t tell what color is what. Game has a free app for phones to play against another person (No 3 or 4 person game) Easy to follow instructions. The box is amazing! I have many games and sadly some companies forget to put effort into the small things like the box as they do the game (sometimes the games also). As can see in the photo posted Latice made sure to create a tray to fit fit all the pieces in the box nice and neat without worry about box bulging. Cons: While tiles are made from a hard plastic the images are stickers, so after much use they could fade. Would take some time but enjoy how BGG (I think) does their dice style tiles with image inside the material. (Maybe one day they will do this for Latice like they do other games). Overall I don’t see this being a huge issue as can pick up and play from the sides and the stickers are surrounded by a lip thus protecting them more from peel out. Not star dropping worthy, as still getting good setup and those pieces can cost quite a bit (As much if not more than games themselves). Colors could still be an issue if color blind so might have issues if you are. (Orange, dark blue, purple, green, yellow). Again doesn’t effect most but could be an issue. Not star dropping worthy. The board game is standard cardboard but nicely made. This isn’t something star taking worthy but would love to see a game made that will create a small lip on the board to hold pieces in place better when played. While might add little time moving pieces that are “Wind”ed would be helpful. OVERALL: While there are a couple little things that feel could be nicer, with what the game offers and how most others are, I feel it is worth the amount spent on it. So if wanting to play a strategy versus game while still being able to have a conversation this is worth a spot on the shelf and more importantly the table.

   

4. KGO Verified Buyer – 21 March 2025

   コンポーネントの美しさに惹かれて「絶対欲しい！！」と思ったものの、英語版しかない……
   「英語だけど、少しくらいなら読めるし……大変だけど説明書翻訳すればいいか」
   と、若干不安になりながらも購入。

   結果として大正解でした！単純なルールに加えて、
   なんと公式ホームページに日本語に翻訳済みのPDFが！！

   コンポーネントは箔押しのボード、半透明の綺麗なストーン。しっかりしたプラスチック製（？）のタイル。
   半透明の台座は少しばかり汚れていましたが、そんな些細なことは気にならないレベルの完成度です。
   砂時計まで入ってますよ！
   

5. Juan Manuel Delgado Sanchez Verified Buyer – 4 April 2025

   Completo , bonito. Lo compré como un regalo y a quien se lo di le fascinó.