Abstract strategy board game best played with four players
Blokus
Designers
Bernard Tavitian
Publishers
Mattel
Publication
2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Players
2–4
Setup time
< 1 minute
Playing time
20 - 30 minutes
Chance
None
Skills
Strategic thought
Related games
Quads, Gemblo, Patchwork
[1]
Blokus (/ˈblɒkəs/BLOK-əs)[2] is an abstract strategy board game for two to four players, where players try to score points by occupying most of the board with pieces of their colour. The board is a square regular grid and the pieces are polyominoes. It was designed by French mathematician Bernard Tavitian[3] and first released in 2000 by Sekkoïa, a French company. It has won several awards, including the Mensa Select award and the 2004 Teacher's Choice Award. In 2009, the game was sold to Mattel.
^Goodridge, Michelle; Rohweder, Matthew J. (November 15, 2021). Librarian's Guide to Games and Gamers: From Collection Development to Advisory Services. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9798216110958.
^"Blokus® Game Play Tutorial". Mattel Games. May 20, 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
^Glenn, Joshua; Larsen, Elizabeth Foy (14 October 2014). UNBORED Games: Serious Fun for Everyone. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-63286-046-0. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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