Welcome to the Exciting World of Blokus!

Prepare yourself for an incredible strategy board game that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Blokus is perfect for 2 to 4 players and will challenge your tactical thinking. The ultimate goal is to place as many of your unique pieces on the board as possible and score massive points by the end of the game. Are you ready for the challenge?

The First Step: Setup

Before we dive into the thrilling gameplay, we need to set up the board. Each player will choose their preferred color and arrange their pieces on their side of the board. Remember, blue starts first, followed by yellow, red, and then green. Get your game face on and prepare for battle!

Get to Know Your Pieces

Your color-coded pieces are your ultimate weapons in Blokus. Each player has 21 unique pieces. You’ll find a single 1-block piece, one 2-block piece, two 3-block pieces, five pieces that cover 4 blocks, and twelve pieces that span 5 blocks. These pieces are your keys to victory, so use them wisely!

Time for Some Intense Gameplay

When the game starts, I become the first player. On my first turn, I must play a piece into one of the corners of the board. It’s important to note that I can only connect my piece to another piece of the same color by a corner, not by a side. Once I attach a piece to the board, I can’t move it anymore.

After my turn, it’s now the other players’ turns to place their pieces. We continue taking turns until no player can play a piece onto the board.

SCORING

Once the game is over, we count our scores. Each square of pieces I have left on the board is worth a negative point.

If you want to play with a more advanced scoring system, you can earn additional points. For example, if I have no pieces left, I score 15 points. I also get an extra 5 points if the last piece I played was my single square piece.

END OF GAME

When the scoring is finished, the game comes to an end. The player with the highest score emerges as the winner.

DIFFERENT VERSIONS

There are two different versions of this game. For a two-player game, each player can control two colors and at the end, they can tally their score for both colors. In a three-player game, the last color can be shared among all players and it is not included in any player’s score.

I’m Amber (They/Them), a writer and gaming enthusiast from Austin. I’m a self-proclaimed gaming expert who has a passion for dogs, plants, and D&D.

Amber (They/Them) is an Austin writer and gaming connoisseur. A self-proclaimed gaming master with a love for dogs, plants, and D&D.