We like games that make us think, but don't necessarily bog us down with continual analysis paralysis. Blokus, though an exceptional highly interactive strategic game, still plays fast. The rules are so extraordinarily simple, that it takes less than a minute to learn. To play you place as many of your 21 bright and vividly colored translucent tiles on the slightly raised grid-board, corner to corner. When no one can make another move, the game ends and the person whose remaining pieces have the smallest total area wins. Within this very straightforward process there is deep strategy involved and you will find that your own tiles are far more restrictive to you than are your opponents' tiles.

The more you play the more you learn but the real beauty of Blokus is that there is no one strategy that will win every time. You constantly have to adjust your tactic to what your opponents are doing. Simple, addictive, with good replay ability, Blokus is a deserved recipient of its many awards. Ages 5 through adult. Designed for 4 players, with variations for 2 or 3 players.