Blokus

Players

2 - 4
(recommended: 4)

Recommended Age

7

Playing Time

20 min

Blokus

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Blokus Blokus (officially pronounced "Block us") is an abstract strategy game with transparent, Tetris-shaped, colored pieces that players are trying to play onto the board. The only caveat to placing a piece is that it may not lie adjacent to your other pieces, but instead must be placed touching at least one corner of your pieces already on the board. There is a solitaire variation where one player tries to get rid of all the pieces in a single sitting.

Theme: Territory Building

Mechanics: Enclosure Grid Coverage Hand Management Tile Placement

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Game Details

Title:
Blokus
Designer:
Bernard Tavitian
Publisher:
Educational Insights
Year:
2000

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Awards

  • 2008 Gra Roku Game of the Year Nominee
  • 2005 Årets Spill Best Family Game Nominee
  • 2004 Årets Spel Best Family Game Winner
  • 2003 Vuoden Peli Family Game of the Year Winner
  • 2003 Mensa Select Winner
  • 2003 Australian Games Association Game of the Year
  • 2002 Spiel des Jahres Recommended
  • 2002 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Japanese Game Winner
  • 2002 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Japanese Game Nominee