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: $22.78 You Save: $2.21 ( 9%) Prices subject to change. Collectible Price: $14.00 Third Party New Price: $18.74 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: 0086002029959 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: - Love this game !!! I gave this game to my nephew, to my grandson and then got one for me. It is a fun game to play for all ages. Even 5 yr olds can play. Even more exciting when 4 people play. The kids are holding their next piece to play even before it is their turn. I love it. Rating: - Great family game We just got this game yesterday and love it! We play the 3 player version (because there are only 3 of us) where each person gets 7 tiles from the extra color to play along with their main color. It is tons of fun! The first game we played, our 8 year old won! Dh and I were shocked. This is a great game with very simple rules, but uses lots of strategy and spatial reasoning. I recommend it for families with young children as well as those with older children. After ds went to bed, dh ... Read More Rating: - I love this game - great for families This game is so fun for groups of 2-4. It takes strategy, but each game is fairly short and you can stop whenever you'd like. When playing with only 2 people I adapt the board by making the square shorter with pieces from a different color. You will understand if you play the game. I can't get enough of it and my dad, who doesn't like to play games, even enjoys it because it is so quick and easy. Rating: - Blockus=Somewhat Fun First of all, i love toilets and blokus. AT my house i have a collection of toilet seats. I have a total of 76 toilet seats; each one is unique in their own way. SOme of them have been sat on by celebrities and kings and queens. Others have poop stains that look like states and countries and continents. I have one that coincendatlly looks like SOuth Africa. Sometimes i even try to mold a state. Blokus is fun and entertaining, like a TOILET!!!!! Yay!!!! I have even molded some blokus pieces ... Read More Rating: - Great for ALL ages! My husband got this for me for my birthday last year, I love puzzles and puzzle games. It turned out to be one the only games every member in my family can (and loves to) play! My 6 year old is like me with puzzles and wins the game pretty much every time. My 4 year old loves the challenge of playing by himself and trying to get all the pieces on the board according to the rules (no same-color straight edges can tough each other). And my 2 year old sits with me and plays putting the pieces on any ... Read More