Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Light strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Build tile-rummy sets across a shared board, extend every player’s patterns, and race to score before opponents turn your placements into bonuses.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Tile Placement
Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Connections
Create meaningful links between locations, pieces, or concepts.
Race
Compete to reach a destination, threshold, or objective before opponents.
Team-Based Game
Players compete in fixed teams and coordinate toward a shared team result.
Read the full game description
Setup is a quick tile-laying game about making sets and runs on a shared board. On each turn, players combine tiles from their rack with the common market, then place the resulting group into open board spaces. Every connected pattern can score, including tiles already placed by opponents, so a clever move may also push another player forward. Bonus spaces and a team mode add tactical wrinkles without complicating the central rummy idea. The result is an approachable abstract race that rewards spatial awareness and careful timing.
