Ofrenda
Published on 10. July 2025
Other
Game
978-1-4728-6878-7 (ISBN)
Description
Assemble a colourful altar to celebrate your loved ones in this card-placement game inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead.
The Dia de los Muertos is almost upon us. It is time to prepare the ofrenda - a bright, inviting altar to remember those who have passed away. Gather the portraits of your family members, place candles and marigolds to guide their spirits, and make offerings of the things they loved in life.
Ofrenda is a competitive card-placement game for 1-4 players in which you must draft and carefully arrange the portraits of your late relatives on your player boards. Fulfil their wishes, making sure to seat them next to their dearest cousin or far from the food they like least. As your altar starts to fill up, however, it might become difficult to keep everybody happy!
Players: 1-4
Ages: 14+
Playing time: 60 minutes
Contents: 4 player boards, 80 playing cards, 30+ wooden pieces, 40+ tokens, rulebook
The Dia de los Muertos is almost upon us. It is time to prepare the ofrenda - a bright, inviting altar to remember those who have passed away. Gather the portraits of your family members, place candles and marigolds to guide their spirits, and make offerings of the things they loved in life.
Ofrenda is a competitive card-placement game for 1-4 players in which you must draft and carefully arrange the portraits of your late relatives on your player boards. Fulfil their wishes, making sure to seat them next to their dearest cousin or far from the food they like least. As your altar starts to fill up, however, it might become difficult to keep everybody happy!
Players: 1-4
Ages: 14+
Playing time: 60 minutes
Contents: 4 player boards, 80 playing cards, 30+ wooden pieces, 40+ tokens, rulebook
Reviews / Votes
This game absolutely sings regardless how many times you play it... Ofrenda is undoubtedly one of the best games of the year and cannot be missed * Tabletop Gaming Magazine * Azul-lovers rejoice, your next super passionate obsession is here! This game is super duper smart, very fast playing, drop dead gorgeous -- Richard Ham * Rahdo Runs Through * One of the best board games ever at turning simple game systems into juicy decisions * Wargamer * There are games that are enjoyed. There are others that make you think. And then there are those that touch your heart. Ofrenda is one of those few that manages to be all three * Dicenoob * I'm absolutely all in * The Brothers Murph * Another puzzly game that I have fallen in love with * Board Game Garden * If you like spatial puzzles I think you will enjoy this * Board Gaming Ramblings * A really cool theme * Kovray * A nice interesting, challenging puzzle * Marco OmniGamer *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Interest Age: From 14 years
Dimensions
Height: 304 mm
Width: 304 mm
Thickness: 72 mm
Weight
1636 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4728-6878-7 (9781472868787)
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Persons
Orlando Sa works as both an architect and game designer. Since 2019, he has published a number of games including Porto, Celtae and Neotopia.
Andre Santos splits his time between papercraft, teaching, and playing board games. He started creating board games in 2020, and his first game Neotopia was published in 2023.
Alex Herrerias has illustrated for many publishers including Edelvives, Glamour, and Leisure & Lunii. He is also a professor at the Faculty of Arts and Design UNAM.
Andre Santos splits his time between papercraft, teaching, and playing board games. He started creating board games in 2020, and his first game Neotopia was published in 2023.
Alex Herrerias has illustrated for many publishers including Edelvives, Glamour, and Leisure & Lunii. He is also a professor at the Faculty of Arts and Design UNAM.