User Manual

COMPONENTS
• a board of 400 squares
• 84 pieces in four different colors (21 pieces per color). Each of the 21
pieces for a color is of a different shape. There are: 1 piece of only one
square, 1 piece of two squares, 2 pieces of three squares, 5 pieces of four
squares, and 12 pieces of five squares
(see figure 1).
GOAL OF THE GAME
Each player has to fit as many of his/her 21 pieces on the board as possible.
HOW TO PLAY BLOKUS
Each player chooses a color and places that set of 21 pieces in front of his/her
side of the board.
The order of play is as follows:
blue
, yellow, red, green.
The first piece played by each player must cover a corner square (see figure 2).
Each new piece must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but
only at the corners
. Pieces of the same color cannot be in contact along an
edge
(see figure 3).
T
here are no restrictions on how many pieces of different colors may be in
contact with each other (see figure 4).
Once a piece has been placed on the board it cannot be moved during
subsequent turns
.
END
OF
THE GAME
The game ends when all players are blocked from laying down any more of
their pieces. This also includes any players who may have placed all of their
pieces on the board.
Scores are tallied,
and the player with the highest
score is the winner
.
(continued)
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2
3
5
10
17
4
6 7 8 9
11 12 13 14 15 16
18 19 20 21
1
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5
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Figure 1
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Figure 3
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I-2995
Ages 5 to Adult
2 to 4 Players
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