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Tesseract

Tesseract

Cayro, The Games · 1983
245 min14+ yrs2.6/5 complexity7.4 BGGKidsCouplesStrategy
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How do you play Tesseract?

This game has a 16x16 game board, but the playing pieces move on the 15x15 intersections. The second and third row on each side of the board are the player's home sections, the space between is neutral.

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Tesseract box art
official art · Cayro, The Games

This game has a 16x16 game board, but the playing pieces move on the 15x15 intersections.

The second and third row on each side of the board are the player's home sections, the space between is neutral. Each player has 6 "normal" playing pieces (1 tesseract, 1 cylinder, 1 pyramid, 1 rectangle, 2 stars), 2 large slide bars, 5 small slide bars and 2 crosses.

At the start, each player places the Tesseract, the pyramid, one star and 2 small slide bars in his section. Then the 2 crosses are placed in the neutral zone. These crosses cannot be moved and remain at their position until the end of the game. The remaining pieces: the cylinder, the rectangle, one star and 5 slide bars form the reserves.

Each turn, players now move their pieces over the board or place a piece from their reserves everywhere on the board. Object of the game is to either capture the opposing tesseract or capture all other "normal" pieces of the opponent.

The movements of the playing pieces different for every type. Interesting, that slide bars can capture normal pieces, but cannot be captured themselves.

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Complexity2.6 / 5
BGG rating7.4 / 10
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KidsCouplesStrategy
Play time
45 min
Players
2
Recommended age
14+ yrs

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Q3How do you play Tesseract?
Tesseract is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~45 minutes, featuring action points. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Tesseract — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Tesseract support?
Tesseract is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Tesseract take?
A game of Tesseract takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Tesseract for?
Tesseract is recommended from age 14.
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