Blokus Classics Game Editorial Review: Product Description: Blokus develops logic and spatial perception while kids learn to be tactical. Players take turns placing pieces on their board, each starting from their corner. Each new piece must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but only at the corners. The goal is to get rid of all your pieces. The game ends when all players are blocked from laying down any more of their pieces. Includes one game board with 400 squares, 84 game pieces in four bright translucent colors, and an instruction guide. Amazon.com Product Description: 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. Once a piece has been placed on the board it can't be moved, so plan your moves carefully. Adding to the game's challenges, each new piece must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but only at the corners. List Price: $24.99 Amazon.com's Price: $20.99 You Save: $4.00 (16%) Prices subject to change. Collectible Price: $14.30 Third Party New Price: $17.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months Binding: Toy Brand: Mattel EAN: 0674000900198 Edition: Mattel Item Dimensions: 13131313185213 Label: Mattel Manufacturer: Mattel Manufacturer Maximum Age: 600 months Manufacturer Minimum Age: 60 months Model: R1983 MPN: R1983 Publisher: Mattel Release Date: January 05, 2009 Studio: Mattel Features: Blokus great strategy game for the whole family! Promotes healthy brain activity Includes 400 - piece game board with raised edges Winner of over 20 prestigious awards The most awarded game of the 21st century Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Great for all ages! LOVE THIS GAME. Got it for my 5-year grandson. But my 7-year old granddaughter can't play it enough!!!! We like to play it better with 2 people just because when we play with 3 of us, my 5-year old doesn't quite catch why he can't lay his piece where he wants. Never heard of this game before, but it's a real hit in our house. I'm 59 by the way and my 7-year old beats me!!!! LOVE IT! Rating: - Good game for the whole family! This is a decent game for the whole family, I play it with the wife and my 2 daughters age 10 and 6. We all enjoy it and it is a good game but I didn't feel it was 5 star worthy, A 5 star game to me is one you can play 4 times in a row without being burnt out or get sick of. Looking for a family game that you can play with all ages then this would be it! Rating: - Blokus game- Fun for all! We really enjoy playing Blokus. It's a fun game that makes you strategize and think. It's simple though too that almost any age can play it. We recommend this game! Rating: - Great Game for All Ages Love this game! We have kids 7 and 9 - it's one we can all play. Adults do not have an advantage over children or vice versa. One game takes about 20 min or so. Rating: - Great for toddlers My two and three year olds love this game and our whole family plays it together, sometimes for hours.