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Gezelschapsspellen Blockers Manual

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Game Created by Kory Heath
Production by Rick Soued, Joseph Chan, & Pixel Productions Inc.
Blockers!™ is a registered trademark of FRED Distribution, Inc.
and is used by permission.
Rules for 2 Players
For the Basic two-player game, each player uses one tile color and plays according to the rules outlined above.
For the Advanced two-player game, each player uses two tile colors and two racks, each containing ve tiles of one
color. You should keep your two sets of tiles separate. On your turn, you may play a tile of either color. You may capture
one of your opponent's tiles as normal, as long as you don't split a group into multiple groups. You are also allowed to
use either one of your colors to capture your other color, but as always, you're not allowed to split a group, and these
captures may count against you at the end of the game.
After you play a tile, you must draw a tile of the same color. If you have no more tiles of that color left to draw, tip your
tile rack onto its back and expose the four remaining tiles, so that your opponent knows that you're done with that
color. For the rest of the game, you may only play tiles of your other color.
When you and your opponent have both nished your second color, the game ends. Count the number of groups you
have on the board of both of your colors, and then count the number of tiles you have of the color that you captured
the most, including your own colors. The player who has the fewest of these two things combined wins. In case of a tie,
the tying player who has the fewest total captures wins.
Strategy
Blockers! is a simple game to learn, and yet there are many strategies to try. You have two goals: to end up with as few
groups as possible on the board, and to avoid capturing too many tiles of the same color. How you choose to balance
these two goals determines your personal style of play.
For instance, you may choose to focus on having as few groups as possible at the end of the game. This leads to an
Aggressive style of play, because you will need to relentlessly block and attack your opponents in order to accomplish
your goal. Try to control one or even two of the four corners of the central region on the board. Don't be afraid to
capture, but always look for opportunities to capture the colors that you haven't attacked yet.
Alternatively, you may choose to focus on capturing as few pieces as possible. This leads to a Peaceful style of play,
since you will mostly avoid direct confrontation with your opponents. Avoid the heavily-contested areas around the
central region of the board, and instead use the central squares of the four corner regions as your anchor points. You
may even try the Edge Strategy, playing only along the outer edges of the board. When playing a non-confrontational
strategy, you will probably end the game with three or more groups on the board, but if you've captured very few
pieces, you'll be a solid contender.
Between these two extremes lies the Balanced strategy. If you have more groups on the board than captures of the
color you've captured the most, focus on connecting your existing groups and avoiding starting new ones, and be
willing to capture in order to do so. If, on the other hand, you have too many captures of one color, avoid capturing
that color at all costs, even if you must create more groups to do so. Your goal is to end the game with a roughly equal
number of groups on the board and captures of the color you've captured the most. You'll have more groups than the
Aggressive players have, and more captures than the Peaceful players have, but your combined total may still be lower
than anyone else's, giving you the win.
No matter which strategy you prefer, the tactical possibilities are endless!
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