Panorama is an amalgamation of the Greek “all” and “sight”. Thus, a panorama is an all-encompassing view. In painting, a panorama is a representation on a long stretched circular canvas. Therefore, panoramas were often very broad drawn out drawings of a landscape, wide and full of me details. Nowadays we use the word panorama mainly for a very wide angle photo’s made uncomfortable with the panorama function of a smartphone. Moved too fast while shooting? A blurred photo with ghostly figures is the result. Great! In Sparkworks’ game of the same name, players will create a panaroma of a landscape in a national park. Shoot (no hunting!) cute animals and scenes like the northern lights and be rewarded for the best panoramas in Panorama!
Panorama is a very light competitive drafting game (a game where players pass their hand cards to the next player each time) where players work semi-cooperatively on different panoramas. Players build their all-encompassing panorama in two phases. Namely, they start shooting snapshots during sunrise and sunset. Light is everything in a good photograph. Each phase, players are given cards based on the specific phase. They simultaneously choose a card to put on a panorama and then pass on their cards. Starting with the active player, players play the chosen card to a panorama. Each player has a choice of two panoramas. One panorama they share with their left neighbor and one they share with the neighbor on the right.
Players can play cards only if the panorama connects. If they cannot play a card, they must place it closed. Each card states how you earn points with this card. With more mountains you earn points exponentially and next to a moose no animals are allowed. In addition, there are a number of public goals open on the table. Players can also score points with these goals.
Panaroma is a very light and easy to grasp game. Players work together to create the most beautiful pictures. The artwork on the cards is fortunately beautiful and this really makes the panoramas come alive. The game is great for beginning players. For the novice the semi-cooperative game element, where you must work together with your opponent, will still feel surprising, but for the frequent player this is now a proven concept. Games like Between Two Castles will be more suitable for the expert player, but Panorama is light-hearted and easy to play in between. A picture for the beginning players!
