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Ada's Library
Your goal in Ada's Library — first published as Phoenix — is to arrange all of the books in your personal display in an order that matches the books in the "master display".
What is Ada's Library
Your goal in Ada's Library — first published as Phoenix — is to arrange all of the books in your personal display in an order that matches the books in the "master display".
The game includes larger "master" book cards in a six colors, as well as smaller books in these six colors. To set up, each player draws ten books from the bag, then places them in a row in front of themselves in the order drawn. Shuffle the six master cards, then lay them out in a row, e.g., red, light blue, gray, brown, yellow, dark blue. Shuffle the deck of action cards, with each player getting a hand of five cards.
On a turn, either discard a card from your hand (ignoring its effect) or play a card from your hand. Cards will:
Swap the position of two books in your display, with the number of spaces between these books being specified.
Game details
- Players
- 2
- Age
- +8
- Duration
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- Light
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2003
- Mechanics
- Hand Management · Pattern Building · Pattern Recognition
- Categories
- Abstract Strategy · Card Game
- Designer
- Zach Greenvoss · Amanda Greenvoss
- Publisher
- Playte · Eurogames · Descartes Editeur
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Played at Interocio 2026. Fun but I wouldn't play many more times.
In Ada's Library, you assume the role of librarians trying to organize books on shelves while matching the book pattern of the main bookshelf. To achieve this, through managing the cards in their hands, players must shift the location of the books on their own shelves (each player's play area) until they match the pattern of the main bookshelf. ?️ ??? ??? ?????????? Here is another one from Playte achieving minimalism with their "box-board" format featuring a magnetic lid, where cards and book tokens fit perfectly for how much space it takes up once set up on the table. The book tokens almost
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How many players is Ada's Library for?
Ada's Library plays with 2 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 20 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 8.
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