Poliominoes, tiles, tetriminos, curious words that have ended up tied to the same idea in the world of videogames and table gamesthe pleasure of finding the right piece to put it next to another as if it were a Tetris.
As we already have seen Pajitnov’s very well, today it’s time to look at what the world of board games has left us about matching figures with the best Tetris-style board games to play with family and alone.
The Island of the Cats
- Players: from 1 to 4.
- Recommended age: 8 years or older.
There are games that seem made to be framed, and the The Island of the Cats is certainly one to frame. In a very short time it has become a classic thanks to its mixture of piece placement, resource management and beautiful art full of crawlies.
Here the idea is to fill our ship with the largest number of cat tiles while we form combinations of shape and color to take advantage of the maximum possible space and, along the way, try to get the best score.
Cursed Games The Island of Cats
Project L
- Players: from 1 to 4.
- Recommended age: 8 years or older.
Another recent game that is well worth checking out is Project Lan abstract game in which to complete Tetris pieces little by little while we add up points for the final push.
From the hand of hollow tiles in which to insert the small pieces that we are building, we will have to use planning and combos to complete as many figures as possible. Simple, fun and the most cute.
Boardcubator Project L – Board Game in Spanish
The King of the Mountain
- Players: from 2 to 5.
- Recommended age: 12 years or older.
Watch out for the somersault because it is very worth it. The change from the basics of Tetris until The King of the Mountain It is considerable, but it will not take long for you to understand the relationship between the world of polyominoes and this mountain full of resources.
Our objective is to create tunnels throughout the mountain while managing resources and harvesting more brute force to be the first to crown the mountain with our army of trolls. One of those games whose first game can be done uphill but the point is caught quickly.
Second Chance
- Players: from 1 to 6.
- Recommended age: 8 years or older.
We return to the simplest origins of our figures today to look at Second Chance. The idea is to paint a grid of colors with the shapes that appear, trying to fill the entire grid with whatever comes out.
If on a turn you can’t paint one of the shapes because you don’t have a hole, you can draw another card that serves as that second and last chance that gives the game its name. If you’re lucky, you move on to see who can complete it first. If not, you are eliminated.
copenhagen
- Players: from 2 to 4.
- Recommended age: 6 years or more.
Another pretty game to rage, easy to prepare and play so that no one is too lazy to come to the table. The idea in copenhagen is to complete colorful facades with the tiles that we steal by getting the cards of the corresponding color.
As we complete the facade, we will unlock special tiles and additional skills to make it easier for us to make the port houses of the city of Copenhagen as beautiful as possible.
VERDES-10V61109960V10 Toys for Babies, Multicolored (10V61109960V10)
Super Motherload
- Players: from 2 to 4.
- Recommended age: 10 years or more.
We continue for Bingo and we do it with a rarity that, as a prize, you can also taste at Steam. Super Motherload It takes us to a mining colony on Mars in which to dig tunnels before jumping to the next one.
The video game roll also transfers it to the fact that in reality we move as if it were a side scroll, so we will change from stage to stage while we make our skill deck stronger and we become more and more efficient.
patchwork
- Players: two.
- Recommended age: 6 years or more.
We close today’s list with what has undoubtedly become my favorite game of this type. Numerous versions are available, including patchwork doodlewhich raises the player counter by six and also allows you to play alone.
The idea starts from trying to create a quilt based on remnants of patchwork just like our grandmothers did, but bearing in mind that in order to complete the entire grid we will be competing with the rest for the most coveted pieces. Simple, fast and highly recommended.
Asmodee- Patchwork Board Game (2 Players), Multicolor (PTWFR04)