1991
BGG rank #1181
Quarto
2 players
20 min
Ages 8+
1.9/5 complexity
6.6/10 rating
About this game
Quarto has a 4×4 board and 16 pieces. Each piece has four dichotomous attributes — color, height, shape, and consistency — so each piece is either black or white, tall or short, square or round, and hollow or solid. The object is to place the fourth piece in a row in which all four pieces have at least one attribute in common. The twist is that your opponent gets to choose the piece you place on the board each turn. A winner of the 1985 Concours International de Créateurs de Jeux de Société.
What it feels like
Pattern Recognition
Square Grid
Pattern Building
Open Drafting
Abstract Strategy
Children's Game
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