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Blokus Basic Principles

• Each player places his/her pieces on the board in turn, with the purpose of placing a maximum number of pieces on the board.

• Essential constraint: the pieces of the same colour must touch each other by one or more angles, but must never touch along the sides. You therefore need to use strategy and anticipation to extend your own territory while at the same time blocking your opponents. Each piece is different and each move can be decisive!


Introduction

In the last few years, a board game published by a French editor has enjoyed world-wide success.

The game has proven to be a tremendous hit with players all around the world, and has become a veritable classic in many countries in Europe, in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and South Africa… and the list is still growing.

Since it was launched in 2000, this game has won practically all the awards in this section: Grand Prix du jouet in France, Auswahliste au Spiel des Jahres in Germany, Best Game Award in Japan, Best Strategy Game Award in the United States, Vuoden Peli in Sweden… This exceptional game, with its 26 awards, has become the most award-winning game of the new decade - and therefore of the 21st century!

The original game, for 2 to 4 players, which has become a classic board game throughout the world. It is comprised of a square board containing 400 squares, and 84 pieces made up of small squares. Play it with your family or among friends: with Blokus Classic you are guaranteed to have fun moments that challenge you and make you think. When it is played by four people, the game is very animated and the outcome is never certain! Played by two people (where each player has two colours), the game provides the opportunity for more strategic and careful thinking. The game is very simple to understand and to master and is the best product for beginners and for young players. It is also an ideal Christmas present.


Its name is BLOKUS

It is a game of strategy played by between 2 and 4 players, and the rules take less than 1 minute to explain! The game is based on an intelligent and fascinating principle, and it has captivated communities of enthusiastic players throughout the world. Through the magic of word of mouth, it is spreading among the general public and is slowly making its mark as one of the board games of reference.

Throughout the world, more than three million households already own a game from the Blokus product line. This has been a resounding success for the inventor of the game, and for the publishing house, Sekkoïa, who had faith in him.

And this is only the beginning...


How Blokus was born

Blokus was born out of the imagination of a mathematician who is very keen on games. Starting from the 'Four colour theorem' (a premise known to cartographers since the XV century) and by associating this with the idea of using polyminos as pieces, he reached the principle of Blokus. It was a great find! Thanks to the simplicity of its rules, Blokus is a delight for both young and old. And its depth captivates even the most eminent scientists! Blokus has already been compared to great classics such as the game of Go, which has a history of more than 2,000 years.