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ROLL-AND-WRITE / FLIP-AND-WRITE STRATEGY GAME (2018) by BENOIT TURPIN + BLUE COCKER GAMES — players plan 1950s American suburb by numbering houses on 3 streets + adding features (parks, pools, real-estate agents). Signature: FLIP-AND-WRITE — cards are FLIPPED for shared use; ALL PLAYERS play simultaneously choosing 1 of 3 number-action combos. Excellent scaling (1-100 players!) via simultaneous play. Won multiple awards; family of Welcome To games (Halloween, Winter, New Las Vegas).
Quick facts
Category
Board Games
Type
Individual
Players
1–100
Duration
~30 min
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇫🇷 France
Estimated origin
2018 Blue Cocker Games release; expanded into Welcome To family (Halloween, Winter, New Las Vegas)
Olympic
No
Popularity
regional
How it works
Objective
Fill in most complete street plan; build parks, pools, estates for VP.
Rules
Basic rules
3 CARD STACKS: top card + next card visible for each stack (NUMBER + ACTION combo)
Signature 3-stack setup.
Each turn: ALL PLAYERS SIMULTANEOUSLY choose 1 of 3 stacks; write chosen number on their sheet + resolve action
Signature simultaneous choice.
PLAN houses in ascending numbers on 3 streets
Signature street planning.
ACTIONS: parks, pools, temp workers (change number ±2), real-estate agents (score plan bonus), fences (score complete streets)
Signature 6 actions.
OBJECTIVES CARDS: 3 shared bonuses first-player-to-complete gains
Signature race objectives.
MISTAKES: illegal number placements = penalty (X)
Signature penalty tracking.
Scoring
Sum VP from complete plans + parks + pools + estates + bonuses - mistakes.
| Action | Points |
|---|---|
| Complete estate row (bis + agents) | Row-length VP |
| Park spaces | Growing VP per column |
| Pool spaces | Cumulative VP |
| Objectives (first player to complete) | Fixed bonus per objective |
| Mistake (X) | -5 VP per X |
Win condition · Highest total VP.
Equipment
House plan sheets (streets of numbered houses)
Signature house plan
3 stacks of shared cards (each card has NUMBER + ACTION)
Signature flip-and-write cards
Pencils for each player
Standard writing
Terminology
- Flip-and-write
- Cards flipped simultaneously guide all players' choices.
- House plan
- Sheet with 3 streets of numbered houses to fill in.
- Real-estate agent
- Action improving plan bonus for completed estates.
- Bis
- Duplicate house number placement action.
- Objective
- Shared achievement race — first to complete gets bonus.
- Benoit Turpin
- French designer; Welcome To is his flagship.
Where it is played
Sources & provenance
- Blue Cocker Games— Blue Cocker Games
- BoardGameGeek— BGG