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PÜNCT

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PÜNCT is a two-player abstract strategy board game designed by Kris Burm and released in 2005. It belongs to the GIPF project, the series of abstract games Burm built around the original game GIPF, and it is counted as the fifth game of the project although it was the sixth to be released. The game is a connection game in the family of Hex and Y: each player tries to build one unbroken path of their own pieces joining two opposite sides of a hexagonal board. The pieces are unusual, because each one covers three adjacent spaces, and a player may place a piece, move one already in play, rotate it or stack it, within limits set by the geometry of the board and by gravity. One coloured cell on each piece, the PÜNCT itself, decides which way it can move. The game won the Games Magazine award for best abstract strategy game of 2007.

Facts
Origin Year
2005 1
Playing Time
30 2
Designer
Kris Burm 2
Publisher
Don & Co. 2
Publisher
HUCH! 2
Publisher
Rio Grande Games 2
Publisher
Smart Toys and Games, Inc. 2
Game Category
Abstract Strategy 2
Game Mechanic
Grid Movement 2
Game Mechanic
Network and Route Building 2
Minimum Players
2 2
Maximum Players
2 2
Sport
Game Type (category)
Board Game 1
Game Type (category)
Strategy Game 1
Classification
Player Count
Two-Player 1
Sources
1. PÜNCT (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, board game
    PÜNCT is a two-player strategy board game.
  • Lead, strategy game
    PÜNCT is a two-player strategy board game.
  • Lead, player count
    PÜNCT is a two-player strategy board game.
  • Lead, release year
    It was released in 2005.
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2. PÜNCT (BoardGameGeek)
  • Playing Time: 30
  • Designer: Kris Burm
  • Publisher: Don & Co.
  • Publisher: HUCH!
  • Publisher: Rio Grande Games
  • Publisher: Smart Toys and Games, Inc.
  • Game Category: Abstract Strategy
  • Game Mechanic: Grid Movement
  • Game Mechanic: Network and Route Building
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 2
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