Blokus is an abstract strategy board game for two to four players, where players try to score points by occupying most of the board with pieces of their color. Created by French biophysicist Bernard Tavitian, the game was first released in France by Sekkoia in 2000 before Mattel acquired the rights in 2008 and brought it to a wider international audience. Each player's polyomino shaped pieces must touch only at the corners of previously placed pieces of the same color, a simple constraint that produces deep strategic tension as the shared square grid fills. Blokus has since appeared in numerous editions, including versions built for two, three or four players.
Facts
Playing Time Band Playing Time Skill or Luck PublisherBeverly Enterprises, Inc. 3 PublisherDivisible By Zero (DBZ) Aust Pty Ltd 3 PublisherHeidelberger Spieleverlag 3 Game Category Game Category Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Minimum Players Maximum Players Classification
Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
Game Type (category) Connections
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Blokus (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
Blokus was designed by the French biophysicist Bernard Tavitian and first released in 2000 by Sekkoïa, a French company.
Sources
1. Blokus (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Blokus ( BLOK-əs) is an abstract strategy board game for two to four players, where players try to score points by occupying most of the board with pieces of their color.
- Infobox date field: 2000
Infobox: random_chance
None
Infobox: playing_time
20-30 minutes
View the Source2. Wikipedia (German): Blokus
Wikipedia (German)Article text (year of origin)Quote, Article text (year of origin)
Blokus wurde 1990 von dem Franzosen Bernard Tavitian erfunden, als er in den USA an der Universität Yale arbeitete.
3. Blokus (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 30
- Designer: Bernard Tavitian
- Publisher: (Unknown)
- Publisher: Alary Games
- Publisher: Beverly Enterprises, Inc.
- Publisher: danspil
- Publisher: Divisible By Zero (DBZ) Aust Pty Ltd
- Publisher: Educa Korea
- Publisher: Educational Insights
- Publisher: Euro World
- Publisher: FoxMind Israel
- Publisher: Granna
- Publisher: Green Board Game Co.
- Publisher: Heidelberger Spieleverlag
- Publisher: Hodin
- Publisher: Kaissa Chess & Games
- Publisher: Korea Boardgames
- Publisher: Mattel, Inc.
- Publisher: Piatnik Distribution
- Publisher: QfreeGames
- Publisher: Ravensburger AG
- Publisher: Sekkoia
- Game Category: Abstract Strategy
- Game Category: Territory Building
- Game Mechanic: Chaining
- Game Mechanic: Enclosure
- Game Mechanic: Grid Coverage
- Game Mechanic: Hand Management
- Game Mechanic: Player Elimination
- Game Mechanic: Square Grid
- Game Mechanic: Tile Placement
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 4
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
Choose a year to see this entry's facts and connections as the atlas records them at that moment: what it held then, what it held instead, and what it had not yet adopted. Choose Present for the current record.