Blokus

Description

--- **Blokus** is an abstract strategy game where players place Tetris-shaped pieces on a board, touching their own color only at corners—not edges—to maximize coverage with 21 pieces each. Key mechanics include: - *Corner-only placement* Pieces must touch at least one corner of the player's existing pieces but cannot share edges with them. - *Polyomino pieces* Each of 4 players uses a 21-piece set (1x1sq, 1x2sq, 2x3sq, 5x4sq, 12x5sq) in transparent, colored plastic (red, green, blue, yellow). - *Board maximization* Players compete to cover as many of the 400-square board as possible without adjacency violations. - *Competitive strategy* Abstract placement emphasizes spatial planning and blocking opponents indirectly through board control. - *Solitaire variant* Single player aims to place all 21 pieces on the board. Blokus, pronounced "Block us," is an abstract strategy board game featuring transparent, Tetris-like polyomino pieces in four colors. Players alternate placing their 21 unique pieces—consisting of 1 one-square, 1 two-square, 2 three-square, 5 four-square, and 12 five-square pieces—onto a 400-square board. The core rule mandates that each new piece must touch at least one corner of the player's existing pieces but cannot lie adjacent (sharing an edge) with any of them, enforcing a diagonal-only connection that promotes intricate spatial puzzles and territorial expansion. The objective is to place as many pieces as possible, scoring based on squares covered (unplaced pieces deduct points). A solitaire mode challenges a single player to eliminate all 21 pieces in one session, testing optimal packing efficiency. ---