Blokus (Classic)

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Now you are ready to go and beat your friends at your next game. Learn, follow, and practice these Blokus strategies to improve your skills and bring your game to a new level. Try to keep as many corners available as you can by deploying your pieces in all directions. Players who choose to build their board through a single path will surely face difficulties as other players take advantage of their leaks, and will find no more room to expand. Consider these gaps as doors to expand the game to your advantage, but make sure to be the first to exploit these opportunities before the remaining opponents do. The scoring system of penalties for un-played tiles can mean that some players will have negative points. This is a little frustrating as there is no other mechanism of rewarding good play. Perhaps, for younger children, points could be awarded for every tile placed.

The thing is you only have one of these keys, so you have to use it wisely and avoid using it early in the game. However, keep in mind this isn’t a perfect opening either. The weakness of this opening is a very low ratio of corners to dead squares in your home corner, leaving you vulnerable to being walled in during the midgame if you have concentrated on the far side of the board.Each player then counts the number of unit squares in his/her remaining pieces (1 unit square = -1 point). Blokus is a colourful, abstract game for two to four players. It is a family game, one that's very suitable for children of school age, seven years or older. Players place geometrically shaped tiles on a board, filling in the gaps and aiming to be the first to play all of their tiles. Gameplay It would be not possible to score said points in a region controlled only by you, because it would represent no more than ¼ or ⅓ of the entire board, assuming you succeeded in keeping your opponents out of this area. 5. Focus on spreading

Remember that there is a 5-point bonus at the game’s end if you play this piece last. This could be a tiebreaker, so don’t rush it. FAQs What is the best piece to start with in Blokus?Yes, you can. Follow the strategies in this guide and you will increase your chances of a perfect game. How long does it take to play Blokus? For some time, there was an official online version of Blokus where visitors could play with opponents all over the world. Mattel discontinued the online game on May 18, 2012, stating it did not meet its playability standards. [7] This may not be possible all the time – you may want to get a finger into an area that needs you to play your I4 piece or similar. However, always keep this as your top priority. 6. Break into enemy territory

What’s a “1” piece? you may ask. When discussing Blokus’s strategy, it is standard to set the name of each piece in advance to avoid confusion later on. The following is the standard naming system for Blokus pieces. Always remember to keep focusing on spreading, it is the more natural way to maintain your options open. Leaks are all squares around a played piece that cannot be used later on by pieces of the same color but can be played by other players. There are: 1 piece of only one square, 1 piece of two squares, 2 pieces of three squares, 5 pieces of four squares, and 12 pieces of five squares.Blokus Giant is a larger version, with the game board being about 570mm (22in) square. It was later released by Mattel as Blokus XL. The red player could not place 1 three-square piece, 4 four-square pieces, and 1 five-square piece. Score: -24 points The most recent officially licensed Blokus app was developed by Magmic, and was available for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This version included solo play and multiplayer options, integrating the users' Facebook and Game Center friends and allowing them to compete on a tournament leaderboard. The Magmic Blokus game was delisted from the App Store in December 2018. However, leaks cannot always be avoided. In those cases, you should aim at creating two smaller leaks forcing your opponents to play their smaller pieces rather than their larger ones.