Quarto

1991
Blaise Muller
BGG Geek Rating
6.6
based on 8,625 ratings
BGG Average Rating
6.9
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BGG Ranking
#1143
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Players
2-2
Weight
1.88/5.00
Playtime
20 min
Age
8+
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⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Open Drafting Pattern Recognition Square Grid Pattern Building

📂 Categories

Children's Game Abstract Strategy

🎨 Artists

Blaise Muller

🏢 Publishers

AccessiJeux Back Alley Games Broadway Toys LTD Fundex G3 Ghenos Games Gigamic Great American Trading Company Identity Games International B.V. Korea Boardgames Marbles: The Brain Store Mitra Oficina do Aprendiz Pressman Toy Corp.

📖 About This Game

Quarto has a 4×4 board and 16 pieces. Each piece has four dichotomous attributes — color, height, shape, and consistency — so each piece is either black or white, tall or short, square or round, and hollow or solid. The object is to place the fourth piece in a row in which all four pieces have at least one attribute in common. The twist is that your opponent gets to choose the piece you place on the board each turn. A winner of the 1985 Concours International de Créateurs de Jeux de Société.