Reiner Knizia brings you a euro-slot machine puzzle game – Reiner Knizia's Lines of Gold Review

Lines of Gold continues in Dr. Knizia's exploration of the iOS form for puzzles that aren't really games but will appeal to eurogame fans. One of the essential mechanics of euro boardgames, set collection, is key here and fans of Knizia's work will feel like Lines of Gold is familiar ground, indeed. Players are handed circular tokens to drop into a massive machine ih hopes of lining them up in sets that match on color, shape and number of objects depicted. The tokens are built on a grid that allows for diagonal and orthogonal sets and if the player fails to build sets appropriately, he/she will fail to power the machine and lose. Exact matches will give the player access to a simple 'pick the right ones' bonus round but if all focus is on exact machines, players will miss opportunities to make one category matches that are easier and are really necessary to keep the game going. There is some facility for placing a token aside that you can later get back but mostly, it's about the tactical choices presented to you. Ultimately, the game is a pleasant diversion but it grows stale after a while since the game simply advances by adding more options to the basic categories. The game bears resemblance to many games Knizia already created for the format, including Monumental and Topas. It is fun but it may fall off your play list if you are not motivated by the voluminous list of achievements, the challenge of simply getting a higher score or Knizia's acknowledgements on his Twitter account (@ReinerKnizia).
Review by Boardgame Babylon on Reiner Knizia's Lines of Gold.