Blokus is a game of strategy played by between 2 and 4 players, and the rules take less than 1 minute to explain! The game is based on an intelligent and fascinating principle, and it has captivated communities of enthusiastic players throughout the world. Through the magic of word of mouth, it is spreading among the general public and is slowly making its mark as one of the board games of reference.
Throughout the world, more than three million households already own a game from the Blokus range.
How to Play
The purpose of the game is for each player to place his/her 21 pieces on the board (or at least the maximum number of pieces).
Each player must begin at one of the corners of the board.
The order of play is blue, yellow, red, green.
Each new piece that is placed on the board must touch another piece of the same colour, but it can only touch at the corners, never along the sides.
When a player is blocked and can no longer place any pieces on the board, s/he must miss his/her turn. The other players continue in the normal order of play until no one can place any more pieces on the board.
When all the players are blocked, each person counts the number of squares that s/he was unable to place on the board and calculates his/her score :
Each square which is not placed on the board counts as a negative point.
A bonus of 15 points is awarded if all 21 pieces have been placed on the board.
This bonus is increased to 20 points if the 21 pieces were placed on the board with the single square being placed last
Awards
MENSA Select winner
ASTRA 2003 Good Toy Award
Dr. Toy 2003 100 Best
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio 2004 Platinum Award
2004 Teacher's Choice Award
2003 Parent's Choice Gold Award
2002 Spiel des Jahres
plus many more
|
