Blockade
Blockade | ||
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Kristin Looney | ||
2D race game | ||
Players: | 2 | |
Length: | unknown | |
Complexity: | Medium | |
Trios per color: | 5 | |
Number of colors: | 6 | |
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Volcano board, 4 colored dice | ||
Setup time: | 2 minutes | |
Strategy depth: | Medium | |
Random chance: | Moderate | |
Theme: | Abstract | |
BGG Link: | 25588 | |
Status: Complete (v1.0), Year released: 2001 | ||
Blockade is a two-dimensional race game for two players, played Volcano-style. A Volcano board is helpful but not necessary.
Materials
- 80 pyramids total
- A 5×5 grid
- 4 colored dice
5×5 grid (optional) |
4 dice in colors that match the pyramids |
Materials Needed |
Goal
The goal of the game is to form five towers in one of your colors.
Play
One player will be the cool colors (blue + green) while the other player will be the warm colors (red + yellow). Each turn consists of rolling the two dice that match your colors, then moving the pyramids up to that many spaces.
Movement Rules
The dice translate into movement points for each color.
- Large pieces never move.
- Medium and small pyramids each cost one pip to move one space.
- You may move pieces in any direction, including diagonally.
- You may divide these points up amongst any number of pieces, in any order. So you may move a piece one square, then move another piece, then come back and move the original piece, should you so desire.
- If BOTH of your dice show numbers of three or fewer, then the two dice may be combined together and used for either one of your two colors.
- You are not required to use all your points of movement.
Blockading
Whenever a full tower is formed in one color, that tower becomes a blockade, making movement more difficult for your opponent. As soon as the 1-pip is placed on the 2-3 pip, take the largest available pyramid from the black supply and place that pyramid on top of your tower.
What you want to land on | Landing permitted/forbidden |
pyramid the same color as you | yes, if it's at least as big as you |
clear pyramid | yes, always |
black pyramid | only if it's on top of a tower that matches your color *and* the black pyramid is larger than you |
Setup
Bottom layer: 25 large pyramids. Total pyramids on board so far: 25
Next layer: On top of each of the large color pyramids, place one matching small pyramid. Skip over the clears. Total pyramids on board so far: 45
Last step: Make four separate stacks of the medium colored pyramids: 5 green, 5 red, 5 yellow, and 5 blue. Place these stacks on the corners of the board, on top of the large clears. (The diagram above only shows three pyramids because of a technical limitation, but you must place five.) Total pyramids on board so far: 65.
External Links
- The rules are available online.
- Blockade is listed at BoardGameGeek.