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Blokus
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 30 min
- Age
- 7+
- Published
- 2000
- Category
- abstract strategy game
What this is
Fit their tiles on a shared board with not enough space for everyone. Players play proceeds clockwise around the board (yellow, red, and green), each player putting their first piece down in one of the corner squares. Players play continues as each player lays down one piece during a turn.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 30 minutes
- Minimum age
- 7 and up
- First published
- 2000
- Category
- abstract strategy game
- Designer
- Bernard Tavitian
- Publishers
- Korea Boardgames, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, Ravensburger, Sekkoïa, Mattel
- Photographs
- 13
Publisher
- Korea BoardgamesOfficial site
- Heidelberger Spieleverlag
- RavensburgerOfficial site
- Sekkoïa
- MattelOfficial site
How players rate Blokus
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.
- 2p6.734 ratings
- 3p7.134 ratings
- 4p6.534 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability5.7/10
- Ease of teach6.4/10
- Gateway friendliness6.5/10
- Component quality5.6/10
- Table presence5.6/10
- Travel friendliness6.9/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.1SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.1FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckPure skill2.4Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPasted on2.8Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityLight2.5LightHeavy
- Decision complexityLight2.4SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencySome3.2No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.2Lap trayTwo tables
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Gallery
12 further photographs · select one to enlargeRules & files
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Box & shelf
Box dimensions are not recorded for this edition yet. Once a publisher supplies them, or an owner measures them, this shows shelf volume, spine width and how many copies fit in a 33 cm cube.
