My friend recently introduced me to Quoridor, and, knowing me, I am a sucker for simple yet strategic games. A strategy game that makes winning feel well-deserved, Quoridor is played between two players where the end goal is to go from your side of the board to your opponent’s side of the board. Simple right? Not quite. I will quickly explain the game here. If you are new to Quoridor, then continue reading below. If not, the 'Do-It-Yourself' part follows. How to Play (In 4 easy steps): Suggested # of Players: 2-4 1) Quoridor is a mainly 2-player game. Both players start on the middle tile of their side of the board. The goal is to reach any tile on the opponent’s side of the board, the furthest row from you. (The board is 9 tiles by 9 tiles) (image from Battle Royale - Quoridor ) 2) Each turn, players must make 1 action.
3) No trapping your opponent with walls (Both you and your opponent must always have an unblocked route to the goal, or else it wouldn't be fun!) 4) Player piece rules
Do It Yourself: Now that you’ve learned how to play, here's how you can make the game at home! Here is how I made my own Quoridor game, replacing the pieces and board itself using paper. It took me less than 2 minutes to get it up and running, and I even played a few games with my friends. Keep reading to see step by step instructions on how I made my own version of Quoridor. Please excuse the quality of my drawings.
2. Draw a total of 10 small lines to the side, and do this for each player. Don’t forget to add a funny player name as well! The lines will be the amount of walls you have remaining. 3. Find two objects to use as player pieces and put them on the starting positions. For this example, I ripped off two small pieces of paper and shaded one of them. 4. Play! For walls, cross out or erase one line from your 10 lines on the side and connect three dots together to ‘put down’ a wall. Walls cannot be diagonal, and walls cannot intersect other walls. Multiple walls could start from a single dot, and the perimeter acts as a wall. 4.5) Then how do you move? Think about the dots forming a 9 by 9 tile grid, then move as you would in the actual Quoridor game. Here is how you could imagine it. Thanks for reading! |
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This blog is mainly for people like millennials who enjoy board/card/party games. Sometimes you are at home or on the go with friends or family and want to play board games or card games. Other times you may have free time, but nothing to do.
From someone who gets bored easily, I am going to share what I have done to pass the time, converting board games to be playable almost anywhere, often using what was around me to make fun games to play with family and friends. You don’t need to spend a lot to still play and enjoy games with friends. While some board games are difficult to play without actually buying the game, there are many more that can be played almost instantly without needing many supplies.
All you need is a little creativity.
From someone who gets bored easily, I am going to share what I have done to pass the time, converting board games to be playable almost anywhere, often using what was around me to make fun games to play with family and friends. You don’t need to spend a lot to still play and enjoy games with friends. While some board games are difficult to play without actually buying the game, there are many more that can be played almost instantly without needing many supplies.
All you need is a little creativity.
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Hi, I'm Michael and I write about a variety of board/card games that you can easily pick up and play.
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