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This version of Blokus is the perfect strategy game for two! The simple rules take less than a minute to learn, yet the game has the depth to challenge both beginners and experts alike.
Components
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42 game pieces (two 21-piece sets of purple and orange).Note: Each set contains 21 pieces, each a different shape.
Each set includes:
- 1 one-square piece 5 four-square pieces
- 1 two-square piece 12 five-square pieces
- 2 three-square pieces
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Game board with 196 squares.
Note: The game board has two starting points.
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Object of the Game
Each player has to fit as many of his/her 21 pieces on the board as possible.
Duration Game typically lasts 10 to 20 minutes.
Game Play
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Each player chooses a color and places that set of 21 pieces in front of his side of the board.
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Decide who will start first. Player 1 places one of her pieces on one of the two starting points.
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Player 2 places one of his pieces on the second starting point. Play continues as each player lays down one piece during a turn. (See Figure 4)
- Each new piece must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but only at the corners.
- No flat edges of same colored pieces can touch.
- There are no restrictions on how different colored pieces can touch one another.
- Once a game piece has been placed on the board it cannot be moved during subsequent turns.
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Whenever a player is unable to place one of his remaining pieces on the board, that player must pass his turn.
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The game ends when both players are blocked from laying down any more of their pieces.
This also includes a player who may have placed all of his pieces on the board. Scores are tallied, and the player with the highest score is the winner.
Scoring
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Players count the number of unit squares in their remaining pieces (1 unit square = -1 point). Players earn +15 points if all 21 of their pieces have been placed on the board plus an additional 5 bonus points if the last piece placed on the board was the smallest piece (one square).
The figure shows an example of a completed game. The orange player is the winner:
The orange player placed all her pieces and played her smallest piece last. Score: +20 points.
The purple player could not place 2 three-square pieces and 1 four-square piece. Score: -10 points
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