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Rubik's Flip

Rubik's Flip

Amo Oy · 1981
210 min8+ yrs1.4/5 complexity5.9 BGG#19.681 BGG530CouplesStrategy
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How do you play Rubik's Flip?

Abstract strategy game on a 4x4 board. One player takes the moon pieces (8 purple pieces with a gold moon on one side and a silver moon on the other side) and the second player takes the sun pieces (8 magenta pieces with a gold sun on one side and a silver sun on the other side).

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Rubik's Flip box art
official art · Amo Oy

Abstract strategy game on a 4x4 board.

One player takes the moon pieces (8 purple pieces with a gold moon on one side and a silver moon on the other side) and the second player takes the sun pieces (8 magenta pieces with a gold sun on one side and a silver sun on the other side).

The board begins empty. The move (except the very first one, in which you can only place a piece of yours) consists of:

  1. move an already placed opponent's piece one square in any orthogonal direction, flipping its side
  2. putting one of your piece in any vacant square, whatever side up.

The winner is the first player to get 3 of his game pieces of the same color (gold or silver) in a "locked" row, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally. A row of 3 is "locked" when none of the pieces in it can be flipped into an adjacent square because all the adjacent squares aren't empty.

Previously published as Rubik's Magic and Rubik's Eclipse. The versions vary in how the pieces are marked, but the rules are the same. The name "Rubik's Magic" was also used for a puzzle unrelated to this game.

Here's how the various games are related:

Head  & Tails - Two colors of coins and front/back to each coin.
Rubik's Eclipse - Tiles either colored red/blue and the icon on the tile is either gold/silver. 
Rubik's Magic - Tiles have circle/square and either black/silver background)
Rubik's Tac Toe - 8 blue/green "O"s and 8 yellow/white "X"s
game anatomy
Complexity1.4 / 5
BGG rating5.9 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
10 min
Players
2
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#19.681
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Rubik's Flip?
Rubik's Flip is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~10 minutes, featuring pattern building. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Rubik's Flip — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Rubik's Flip support?
Rubik's Flip is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Rubik's Flip take?
A game of Rubik's Flip takes about 10 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Rubik's Flip for?
Rubik's Flip is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Rubik's Flip?
Rubik's Flip has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.4 out of 5.
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