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Blockers

Blockers

Zeeland Games Limited · 1996
220 min5+ yrs1.7/5 complexity6.4 BGG16KidsCouplesStrategy
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How do you play Blockers?

Blockers is a two-player variant of Chinese Checkers, as players race to move all their pieces from the starting location across the board to their home spaces (that is, the spaces originally occupied by their opponent).

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Blockers box art
official art · Zeeland Games Limited

Blockers is a two-player variant of Chinese Checkers, as players race to move all their pieces from the starting location across the board to their home spaces (that is, the spaces originally occupied by their opponent).

The game is played corner to corner on a 10x10 board, with 15 spaces of each neutral corner not in play, resulting in a 70 space playing area. Pieces advance by moving to an adjacent space or by jumping an adjacent piece. Multiple jumps are allowed, in any combination of a player's own pieces or their opponent's.

Each player has 10 Runners and 3 Blockers. Runners may only advance forward toward their goal, never backward toward their starting location, while Blockers may move in any direction. Blockers may also jump over a contiguous line of pieces in its own colour. Finally, no piece may jump over a Blocker, not even another Blocker.

Success is determined by stringing "jump ladders" along for multiple pieces, and by judicious placement of the Blocker pieces.

game anatomy
Complexity1.7 / 5
BGG rating6.4 / 10
Vibe
KidsCouplesStrategy
Play time
20 min
Players
2
Recommended age
5+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Blockers?
Blockers is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring enclosure. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Blockers — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Blockers support?
Blockers is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Blockers take?
A game of Blockers takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Blockers for?
Blockers is recommended from age 5.
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