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2016 Ranked #4,141

Level 10

Ten levels. One shared run. No perfect information. Read the grid, trust the team, and keep the hero moving.

Cooperative Game Communication Limits Hand Management Solo / Solitaire Game

Players

1-5

Play time

16-32 min

Age

6+

Complexity

1.24/5

Rating

6.50

Easier to teach Highly interactive Light strategy

Overview

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Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 5.0/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 4.3/5

High replayability

Interaction 4.5/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.5/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 2.5/5

Light strategy

Player control 3.5/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 3 min
Teach time About 5 min
Table footprint Small
Campaign commitment No campaign
Recommended edition Level 10 – Matagot English Edition (2023)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Cooperatively build a ten-level video-game grid, manage a shared rhythm of numbered cards, and reach the final row with almost no table talk.

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Level 10 is a cooperative card game about helping a pixel hero finish a ten-level adventure. The group builds a five-column by ten-row grid from forty level cards and ten reset cards. On a turn, a player contributes a card to the next legal space, following the ordering and color restrictions created by the developing layout. Hands are private and communication is deliberately limited, so the team must infer what partners can support from their choices, pauses, and the remaining shape of the grid. Reset cards provide essential flexibility but are scarce, and a card played into the wrong column can make a later level impossible. The group wins only by completing all ten rows; if a player cannot make a legal play, the run ends. Solo rules preserve the sequencing puzzle, while up to five players add imperfect information and shared tension. Short sessions and a compact deck make Level 10 easy to replay, but completing the entire adventure demands disciplined timing and collective card management.

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Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Level 10 – Matagot English Edition (2023) 2023 English Matagot / US

Game and edition data

All specifications (18)

Play and group

Players
1–5
Play time
16–32 min
Age
6+
Complexity
1.2/5
App
None app

Practicalities

Setup time
About 3 min
Teach time
About 5 min
Teardown time
About 3 min
Table footprint
Small

Campaign and continuity

Campaign commitment
No campaign
Group continuity
Flexible
Resettable
Fully Resettable

Edition and product

Recommended edition
Level 10 – Matagot English Edition (2023)
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard
Current edition
Yes
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Hisashi Hayashi

Artists

2
Francisco Coda Ryo Nyamo

Publishers

1
Matagot

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