This is a great game. Well worth it.. I first played this at my in-law’s house and just had to get it. It is a fun strategy game, kind of like scrabble, dominos, and uno combined. You match either shapes or colors. This game has been a hit among friends and Qwirkle Board Game really makes you think and can get pretty competitive! This isn’t a good party game but it would be perfect for a game night or family night. Kids can pick up on this, too! My nine year old sister is amazing. By the way, one way to rack up points at the end when all pieces have been drawn is to put your pieces down one at a time to milk the points.
Simple to Learn, Crazy Complex to Master. This game is incredibly simple to learn. But the dynamics of play make it a game with awesome replay value. Every time my group plays this game we find new and interesting levels of strategy. The concepts of blocking moves, counting tiles, gambits, timing, etc are all things that develop over time.
The set we purchased was well made. A few of the blocks did have chips, but that was easily fixed with the touch of a black marker. We also found the gloss finish of the blocks to be a bit distracting, but a light coat of Testers Matte finish spray paint did the trick. The only ongoing problem we’ve had is the color proximity of the orange and red blocks is difficult to see under dim lighting.
This is a great game!
So happy to find this game. I was trying to find a game to play with a client who has dementia and ran across this in an article. After I bought it I tested it out with my kids (25, 24, 19 and 11) and myself (47). We had so much fun!! It is one of those games that can be played at different levels. We started getting quite inventive on where and when to play to maximize our points and block our opponents.
I then played with my client. She and I did not keep score. We just made the chains with either shapes or colors and added wherever she first recognized a play. No trying to strategize where to build for future etc. We also played with both of our tiles up so we could talk about the best places to play. She likes this game and actually remembers having played before and wants to play again. The ‘rules’ have to be re-learned but the fun remains.
For one more note, we had a group of my daughters friends over and four of us played Quirkle. They were all 19 – 22. That got pretty cutthroat
I HIGHLY recommend this game. I think I’m going to buy a 2nd one so more than 4 can play together (We played with 5 first night and it does work too).