Latice Hawaii Strategy Board Game - For 2-4 Players, Ages 8 and Up. 20 Minutes to Play. Multi-Award-Winning, Smart, Family Fun.

Q: What does this have to do with Hawaii?

I used to work in both Hawaii and Tahiti and during my travels was inspired by the myths of Pele and the Mo'o (and how Pele ultimately outsmarted the Mo'o): "For eons, Pele fought Mo’o for dominion over Hawai’i. Mo’o summoned the elements and the animals of Hawai’i to create an insurmountable challenge. Do you have what it takes to become the champion of Hawai’i?" While Latice Hawaii is an abstract game, the theme draws from Hawaiian themes in the use of sun/wind/water, the icons on the tiles (with the exception of the feather which was originally intended as a conch shell!) and even certain aspects of the gameplay (e.g. that there's no significant "griefing" where you're directly rewarded for "taking things away" from other players). I'd note that it was only after playing the game with a number of Hawaiian natives (and through their encouragement) that I came around to using "Hawaii" in the name (I was reluctant given that I wasn't born in Hawaii myself, I only wish I had been!). Anyway, I hope this all makes sense, thanks again for checking out the game! --Brent

Q: Can it be played by two

We play two player. Love it. And our little niece and nephew loves playing the game. Just a really good all around game. And a really nice side note...our adult son who is color deficient can play this as the colors have a design on each tile that is different with each color. Plus!

Q: Are the Latice Hawaii tile racks hollow or solid? Do they look as nice as in the photos?

The Latice Hawaii racks are 100% solid in translucent blue. This is a nice contrast to the old Latice racks which were hollow (and looks great like in the photos!).