Box Front- 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Box Rear - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Game Detail - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Game Detail - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Game Detail - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Game Detail - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Game Detail - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Game Detail - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Box Front- 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Box Rear - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Game Detail - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Game Detail - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Game Detail - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Game Detail - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Game Detail - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Game Detail - 5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important!
Oink Games

Rafter Five | Balance Board Game

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Rafter Five from Japanese Games Studio, Oink Games, is a mini dexterity balance/placement game where you balance 5 differently shaped rafter pieces to expand your raft while also placing treasure chests in positions that are likely to cause your opponents problems.

Much like 'Jenga', the aim is to avoid overbalancing the raft / tower on your turn and specifically to avoid knocking your opponents treasure off the rickety raft. The strategy involves some pretty precarious placement of your own treasure in order to pressure your opponents into knocking it off the raft. If a player knocks off 5 of their opponents treasure chests then they lose the round.

A fun and very simple balance game, very family friendly and portable enough to be taken on trips away. A lot of fun in small box!

Description from the publisher:

5 rafters are collecting planks of wood to make their raft bigger. Try your best to instruct them to load the cargo into the raft. But be careful, the balance of the raft extensions is important! If a person that is supporting the raft is moved, the raft will collapse all at once. Will you be able to skillfully build the raft and make it difficult for others to expand while also making sure you aren't the one to let it all fall apart? Will it collapse!? Will it hold!? Enjoy the strange balancing act in this brainy, balance game!

  • 1-6 Players
  • Play Time: About 20 min
  • Ages 7+
  • Simple rules and play style

5 Rafters | 42 Treasure Chests | 6 Penalty Boards | 1 Raft Card | 42 Lumber Cards | Game Manual

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Oink Games

Founded in 2010, Oink Games is a Japanese board game publisher whose philosophy is to create simple yet sophisticated games that are easy to learn and fun to play. Oink Games' games are reknowned for their minimalist design, high-quality components and innovative gameplay mechanics. They are generally lightweight and easily transportable making them great after dinner, travel and family friendly games.

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Oink have won the affections of many gamers with their unique and creative gameplay mechanics which challenge players to think in new ways. The rules are generally simple which make them accessible to all levels of gamer and shows that simplicity is often the most fun route.

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The component pieces give a premium feel despite the small size of the box and they are built to last. Oink’s trademark minimal design is elegant, colourful and playful, allowing for visually appealing games that are easy to understand.

This simplicity also leads in to the idea of social interactivity and many of Oink Games’ mechanics involve playful communication and interaction with other players. Fun to play and socially engaging in a good old fashioned kind of way. 

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Oink have won numerous awards for their games and came runner up in the prestigious Spiel des Jahres for Scout in 2022.

Our selection at USTUDIO showcases the best of Oink games, giving experiences that are both accessible and challenging and enjoyable for a wide range of players.

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Oink Games | FAQs

Oink Games' philosophy is to create simple yet sophisticated games that are easy to learn and fun to play. Oink Games' games are reknowned for their minimalist design, high-quality components and innovative gameplay mechanics.

Everyone loves Scout! Arguably the most sophisticated gameplay from Oink's offering, Scout has great replay potential and is genuinely fun for entry level and hardcore gamers alike.

USTUDIO also recommends Deep Sea Adventure and StartUps although all of our selection are fun. Just depends on the type of game you are looking for :)

Oink usually caters for quite a young age through to adult, meaning they are great family friendly games. The details will say on each game, but generally they are designed for 8 years and up.

Oink Games are designed to be simple and fast moving with playtimes from 15-30 mins per game.

Oink Games have premium quality components meaning they are designed to be kept and replayed over and over. They are great filler titles or warm up games for gaming sessions and play equally well in a coffee shop or bar. We think you will be replaying these games for years.

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Board games have seen a huge resurgence in recent times where they have become the social antidote to an often unsocial digital age. But you don’t have to stick to the classics (yawn), and you don’t have to fall out with your friends and family (I am speaking as someone who once cried and stormed out of the room over a game of Risk).

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