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Variations


For one player

  • Try to get rid of as many blocks as possible (all colours) taking 20 turns.
  • Try to place as many blocks as possible (all colours) within a set space of time (e.g. within 15 minutes).
  • Try and position 3 blocks of one and the same colour taking a minimum of turns.


For 3 to 4 players:
  • If the game finishes too quickly, players may try to position 3 blocks instead of 2.
  • Players can also add time limits, such as 30 minutes, in which case a card cannot immediately be turned again if it has just been turned.

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General Information

This game was introduced in the Netherlands in August 2004. It featured SPIEL Exhibition of October 2004.


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Instructions

  • Plyaers pick their colour and place the three corresponding blocks in front of them (2 blocks each for 3 or 4 players).
  • The aim of the game is to place all your blocks on the board. A block can be placed as soon as you succeeds in constituting a square in your own colour at the intersection of four cards.
  • The youngest player starts by throwing the die and carrying out its instructions: turn the card to the right or the left (by a quarter or a half-turn) or swap two cards. Players continue in order of age.
  • It is up to the player to decide which card they'll turn to the right or to the left or which cards they'll swap. However, cards that are swapped cannot be turned as well.
  • As soon as you succeed in assembling a square in your own colour, you put one of your blocks in the centre.
  • If, when it’s your turn, you see that a square has already been assembled in your colour, you may claim it by putting your block in the centre (before throwing the die). These four cards can no longer be turned or moved except in case a player throws an Anti-Blok.
  • The player who succeeds in placing all his blocks on the board has won the game.

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Special Situations


  • Anti-Blok - When the die is cast and a red cross turns up, the player can pick up one of the blocks already placed (if any) and hand it back to its owner. He once more casts the die and follows the instructions. If he throws another red cross, it’s the next player’s turn.
  • Turn 2 x : 1+1. If the die shows 2 x left (or right), the player can choose to turn two different cards 1 time each, though always in the given direction.

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based

1. Public submission from The Game Master (Distributor)


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Board Game
Players: 1 - 4
Ages: 6+
Designer: Hans van Tol
Distributor: The Game Master
Year of Release: 2004
Equipment: 1 board of 25 squares, 25 coloured cards, 25 riders, 12 blocks and a special die. The cards are made up of 4 mini squares in 4 different colours. Push the stems of the riders through the middle of the cards. The coloured side should be up. Place the cards at random on the 25 squares of the board; the intersections should not be covered by single-colour mini squares.

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