Second Chance

Second Chance by Uwe Rosenberg, illustrated by Max Prentis and published by Stronghold Games is a 1-6 player roll and write style grid filling game suitable for players ages 8+ which takes between 10-15 minutes to play.

In Second Chance, each player starts with a 9×9 grid that they want to fill as completely as possible. To begin the game, everyone receives a card with a starting tile and marks off its spaces on their grid.

Each turn, two puzzle tile cards are revealed, and players choose one of them, then marks off squares on their personal grid that matching the shape of the image shown on their chosen card. Multiple players can choose the same card. If a player cannot fit either revealed shape into their grid, they get a second chance and reveal one card from the deck just for them. If they can fit this shape in their grid, they continue to the next round; otherwise they are eliminated from play.

The game ends when all players have been eliminated, the deck of puzzle cards has run out, or a player has completely filled their grid. If someone has filled in their entire grid, they win. If all players have been eliminated or the deck ran out of cards, then whoever has the fewest empty spaces wins.