Awards:
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award, 2004
Parent's Choice Gold Award, 2003
Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products, 2003
Astra Good Toy Award, 2003
Mensa Select Award, 2003
Best Strategy Games Finalist, 2004 Games Magazine
International:
Toy of the Year, 2004 Independent Toy Specialist Australia
Game of the Year, 2003 Australian Games Association Australia
Top 10 Children's Choice Award Winner, 2003 Toy Testing Canada
Spieletta Award Game Market, 2003 Japan
Good Toy Award, 2003 Japan
Boardgame Prize, 2003 Japan
Spiel des Jahres, 2002 Germany

Impressive.

More Great Abstract Strategy:

•The Blokus Family of Games
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•Zig-Zag
•Chameleon
•Khet

Blokus is fast becoming a classic in abstract strategy. At last, those tetris skills pay off bigtime as you push your spatial skills to the limit, placing your pieces to block your opponents and expand your territory! 2003 Game of the Year and winner of multiple awards, with more likely to come.

From Educational Insights: "Blokus is an exciting game of strategy for the whole family!

Each player chooses a color and takes a set of 21 pieces. Players
take turns placing pieces on the board, each starting from the corner of their color. Each new piece must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but only at the corners!  Pieces of the same color cannot be in contact along an edge. There are no restrictions on how pieces of different colors may touch each other. 

The goal is to cover as much of the board with your pieces as possible. Players who put down all their pieces earn extra points! Be tactical. Blockade your opponents while expanding your own territory. 

The game ends when all players are blocked from laying down any more of their pieces.  Scores are tallied, and the winner is the player for whom the total area of his/her remaining pieces is the lowest! "

Contents:
1 Game Board w/400 squares 
84 Game Pieces in 4 colors 
Instruction Guide

2-4 PlayersAges 5 to Adult
List Price: $29.99
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