Mattel Games Blokus XL Board Games for Family Night, Brain Games for 2 to 4 Players, Oversized Board and Pieces (Amazon Exclusive)

Features

• The XL game board measures 12 x 12 inches almost 2 inches larger than the regular game!
• Perfect strategy game for the whole family -- less than a minute to learn with fun challenges for all ages!
• Players take turns placing their 21 pieces on the board: each piece must touch another of the same color, but only at the corners!
• Stake your claim and protect your territory by fitting as many of your pieces on the board as possible while strategically blocking your opponents!
• The game ends when no more pieces can be placed down, and the player with the lowest number remaining wins!

Description

Stake your claim and protect your territory with the Blokus XL game! Featuring a larger board and bigger pieces than the regular Blokus game, Blokus XL takes less than a minute to learn, but offers endless strategy and fun challenges for the whole family. Each player gets a set of 21 pieces in red, blue, green, or yellow then takes turns placing them on the board. There's just one rule: each piece you play must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but only at the corners! The goal is to fit the most pieces on the board. The game ends when no more pieces can be placed down, and the player with the lowest number remaining wins! For players 7 years and older. Fun for both kids and adults, Blokus is a strategy board game that challenges spatial thinking. Bright colors and simple rules make it ideal for ages five and up, but adults will certainly be engrossed by this unique and challenging game. Not Your Average Board Game Blokus encourages creative thinking and has received a Mensa award for promoting healthy brain activity. The goal of this game is for players to fit all of their pieces onto the board. When placing a piece it may not lie adjacent to the player's other pieces, but must be placed touching at least one corner of their pieces already on the board. The player who gets rid of all of their tiles first is the winner and strategic thinking helps as you block moves from your opponent. Blokus sometimes comes to an end because there are no more possible moves. Four players make this abstract game especially fast and exciting; however, it can be just as fun for two or three players. Blokus has come up with a number of different ways to play the game to make it more thrilling when playing with less than four players. Draft Blokus allows a player to use more than one color and Reverse Blokus reverses the entire game so that the person who places the least amount of tiles on the board is the winner. It can even be played in a solitaire version when one player attempts to place all of their pieces in a single sitting. A game of Blokus typically lasts a 30 minutes. As a practical feature, raised edges on the board help keep the tiles in place and allow convenient clean-up. This game includes 84 pieces in four vibrant colors, an instruction guide, and one gameboard with 400 squares. Blokus is simple to understand, but the game's complexity is revealed shortly after everyone begins to play. It can be addictive, even for those not normally into abstract games. Blokus is a catalyst for spatial thinking, as players form images in their mind before placing the pieces on the board. Children and adults can play together for hours of competitive family fun. As Europe's 2003 Game of the Year, Blokus is adored by many and even played in professional tournaments. What's in the Box 84 pieces in four colors, gameboard with 400 squares, and an instruction guide. P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); From the Manufacturer Blokus is the strategy game for the whole family! Players take turns placing pieces of their chosen color on the board. Each new piece must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but only at the corners! When the board is full, each player counts up the squares in their remaining pieces – the player with least number of squares wins! See more

Brand Name: Mattel Games

Age Range Description: Kid

Manufacturer Warranty Description: No Warranty

Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS): 1188

Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS): 84

Global Trade Identification Number: 34

Set Name: XL

Manufacturer: Mattel

UPC: 027084803334

Manufacturer Part Number: R1983

Model Number: R1983

Unit Count: 1.0 Count

Included Components: Toy

Item Type Name: Game

Number of Players: 4

Educational Objective: Strategy

Supported Battery Types: No batteries required

Operation Mode: Manual

Is Assembly Required: No

Theme: Strategy

Color: Multicolor

Size: Pack of 1

Item Weight: 1.86 Pounds

Item Dimensions: 12 x 12 x 1 inches

Material Type: Plastic