Blokus
$24.99
Blokus at a Glance
| Game Type Enclosure, Grid Coverage, Hand Management, Tile Placement | Play Time 20 mins + | Skill/Complexity (1.8 - 5) Light |
| Age 5+ | Publisher(s) Mattel, and others | Published 2000 |
| Categories Abstract Strategy / Family | Players 2 - 4 (4 is Best) | Cost $19.99 |
| Our Rating 8/10 | Instructions/Rules Blokus Rules PDF |
About – Description
Blokus the board game is designed by Bernard Tavitian that’s suitable for children and families alike.
It’s a game that can be played by 2-4 players and the average game takes around 20 minutes to complete.
Created in 2000 ‘Blokus’ could be considered to be an educational game due to the way it is strategy based yet suitable children of five years and over.
Best Suited for Children and Families
This is not a game that takes a lot of time to play and so, it’s perfect for families with young children or people who want a quick strategy based game that requires very little but enough thought to stimulate the mind.
Blokus will get children thinking and will require them to plan and work through the game in a logical way.
Skill – Complexity
Blokus is by no means a complex game. It consists of abstract strategy and transparent squares that players have to get onto the board.
As it’s suitable for children as young as five, there is no immediate skills required to play although children might take some time to get to grips with the game at first.
Set Up – Playing Rules & Instructions
Blokus consists of a board and 84 pieces split up equally in colors of red, green, blue and yellow. Each color consists of one square piece, one piece with two squares, two pieces with three squares, five pieces with four squares and twelve pieces with five squares.
Each player is given their 21 pieces with the aim of getting them all on the board as quickly as possible.
Players are asked to choose a color and it begins with the first player placing their first piece in the corner, with every player then putting their first piece in all the remaining corners. However, there is an order to the game with the colors being placed in the following order – Blue, Yellow, Red and Green.
The aim is for players to continue to lay down their squares but each new piece has to touch a piece of the same color. The game then ends when all players are unable to make a move and the player with the highest score is the winner.
Versions – Editions
This popular game has now been released in a number of countries including Greece, Holland, Spain, Poland and Japan.
To date, there have been four releases of the game as well as a number of special editions and versions include the Blokus Duo, Trigon , Giant, and Junior.
Likes & Dislikes
- Simplicity.
- Engages children’s attention.
- Fast game play.
- Good filler game.
- Not great on the replay value.
- Doesn’t play well with 3 (4 is best).
Players love the element of simplicity that surrounds the idea of the game yet they embrace the way in which you have to engage with it.
Families appreciate the way in which children can play Blokus the board game and learn from it as it does enhance spatial awareness.
Players can have a lot of fun without having to commit a significant amount of time to the game although it is better played with four players.
Final Thoughts
The board game Blokus is an abstract strategy game offers children and families the chance to take part in a game that is suited to a wider audience.
Its quick play duration makes it a great filler and so, that helps to improve its popularity.
It could be seen to be a great game for those who are considering taking a step into the world of strategy based games.
