9 Tiles Panic from Japanese publisher Oink Games showing box artwork on a white background.
9 Tiles Panic from Japanese publisher Oink Games showing rear box artwork on a white background.
9 Tiles Panic from Japanese publisher Oink Games showing grid tiles on a tabletop background.
9 Tiles Panic from Japanese publisher Oink Games showing game contents on tabletop background.

Nine Tiles Panic | Pattern Building Board Game

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Nine Tiles Panic is an extended version of the Oink game Nine Tiles that was originally only released in Japan. It is a competitive pattern building puzzle game where you must build a city using in a 3x3 grid of double sided town tiles.

The town tiles have roads that must interconnect on the grid, but as well as this there are cool little graphical elements such as aliens, burgers, UFO’s and secret agents that appear on the tiles. These form the basis of the challenge cards and dictate the way in which your town is built.

So, how do you play Nine Tiles Panic by Oink Games?

1. Each player is dealt 9 double sided town tiles for their 3x3 grid.

2. There are then 3 random scoring cards that are revealed. These could be most aliens on a single road, most dogs in the town or the longest road, for example.

3. The players then try to build their towns with a view to winning either 1, 2 or 3 of the conditions set on the scoring card.

4. The first person to declare their town ready, then flips the timer giving the remaining players only 90 seconds to complete their own towns. Panic!

5. When the timer has run out, the towns are scored on the conditions that have been met. The player with the most win conditions gets points equal to the number of players in the game. The second best gets one less until the last player is left with 1 point.

6. The game is over when one person has accumulated enough points over several rounds to reach the win total with the challenges over each round becoming increasingly difficult.

Nine Tiles Panic has a great concept, with playful graphics and fun challenges and the timer makes for a frenzied end of round each time. Fab for families and compact and lightweight as a travel game.

  • 2-5 players (best 3-5)
  • 20 Minute Play Time
  • Very Easy to Pick Up (no complex rules)
  • Age 9+
  • Great family game
  • Great travel game

26 Theme cards
5 Order markers
5 Alien markers
45 Game tiles
1 Scoreboard
Game Manual

We ship to all UK Mainland addresses. Shipping choices and charges are calculated by weight and size and we offer the following shipping options:

Small items / large letter size

Royal Mail 48: (delivery aim 2/3 working days but not guaranteed; fully tracked): £4.50

Royal Mail 24: (delivery aim next working day but not guaranteed; fully tracked): £6.00

Medium Parcels

Royal Mail 24: (delivery aim next working day but not guaranteed; fully tracked): £8.00

Royal Mail 48: (delivery aim 2/3 working days but not guaranteed; fully tracked): £6.00

Large Parcels

Royal Mail 24: (delivery aim next working day but not guaranteed; fully tracked): £12.00

Royal Mail 48: (delivery aim 2/3 working days but not guaranteed; fully tracked): £10.00

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Cost of Shipping

The estimated time of delivery for international parcels is 5 to 10 working days throughout most destinations worldwide. Some remote destinations however can take a little longer. 

Shipping charges are calculated by weight and size as follows:

Europe

Small items (up to 0.5 kg) - Royal Mail £15

Larger items (up to 2 kgs) Royal Mail - £20

U.S. | Canada | RoW

Small items (up to 0.5 kg) - Royal Mail £15

Larger items (up to 2 kgs) Royal Mail - £25

Over 2 kgs - UPS - £40 (USA only)

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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.

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