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Quint-X
five squares, five positions
You need to claim five positions within a square, but this square is – with one of its cases – part of another square: 21 position are arranged in five squares, whereby the fifth square uses one position from each of the other squares and only has the middle position for itself. The result is an arrangement of five squares of five positions each, in which squares and positions within a square are arranged like the pips in a Five on a regular D6 die, four positions or squares in the corners and one in the middle.
Each player has 12 pieces of a color and alternates with his opponent to place one piece into one of the positions on the board. Each piece placed by one player determines the square, where the other player has to put his next piece. For instance, if Player A puts his piece into the top right-hand corner in a square, Player B must then place his piece into the top right-hand square and can choose any of the free positions there; if he chooses the middle position, Player A must then place a piece into the middle square, and so on. If you have to place a piece into a square where all positions are taken you remove an opposing piece there, but not one just placed, and only when really all positions are taken. You win, when you occupy all positions within a square or if you cannot place a piece anymore because all your pieces are placed or if you hold the majority in three squares when all positions on the board are filled.
A typical Gerhards game, elegant and very beautifully made from wood and glass, with a simple basic rule and an elegant, sophisticated mechanism, a model template for an abstract game for two players.
Players: 2
Age: 10+
Time: 15+
Designer: Hartmut Kommerell
Artist: not named
Price: ca. 30 Euro
Publisher: Gerhards Spiel und Design 2014
Genre: Abstract, placement
Users: With friends
Special: 2 players
Version: de
Rules: de
In-game text: no
Comments:
Elegant, classy design
Simple, sophisticated, challenging mechanism
Formidable entertainment for two
Compares to:
Abstract placement games in general
Other editions:
Currently none
Chance (pink): 0
Tactic (turquoise): 3
Strategy (blue): 0
Creativity (dark blue): 0
Knowledge (yellow): 0
Memory (orange): 0
Communication (red): 0
Interaction (brown): 3
Dexterity (green): 0
Action (dark green): 0