Blockade (board game)
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Blockade is a "the Beat the Barrier" board game
for two players, invented by Mirko Marchesi and published by Lakeside
in 1975. The newer strategy game Quoridor
shares many of the same characteristics as Blockade.
The object of the game is for each player to get both their pawns to a starting locations of their opponent. The first to do so wins.
On each turn, a player moves one pawn one or two spaces (horizontally, vertically, or any combination of the two) and places one wall anywhere on the board (useful for blocking off their opponent's move). Walls always cover two squares and must be placed according to their color (vertically or horizontally). Pawns may jump over other pawns that are blocking their path. Once players are out of walls, they keep moving pawns until one wins.
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
for two players, invented by Mirko Marchesi and published by Lakeside
Lakeside
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in 1975. The newer strategy game Quoridor
Quoridor
Quoridor is a 2- or 4-player abstract strategy game designed by Mirko Marchesi and published by Gigamic Games. Quoridor received the Mensa Mind Game award in 1997 and the Game Of The Year in the USA, France, Canada and Belgium.-Rules of the game:...
shares many of the same characteristics as Blockade.
Gameplay and rules
Two players are each given 2 pawns, 9 green walls (which are placed vertically), and 9 blue walls (placed horizontally). Pawns are placed on their starting locations on each of the four corners of the 11x14 board. One team's starting location is at [4,4] and [8,4] and the other at [4,11] and [8,11].The object of the game is for each player to get both their pawns to a starting locations of their opponent. The first to do so wins.
On each turn, a player moves one pawn one or two spaces (horizontally, vertically, or any combination of the two) and places one wall anywhere on the board (useful for blocking off their opponent's move). Walls always cover two squares and must be placed according to their color (vertically or horizontally). Pawns may jump over other pawns that are blocking their path. Once players are out of walls, they keep moving pawns until one wins.