Bloxo
Bloxo Rulebook
Table of Contents
Aim
Placing one card per turn, try to create the biggest blocks of shapes to score the most points.
Equipment
- Bloxo Cards (40).
- Bloxo Scoring App (optional) or pen and paper for scoring.
Set Up
Depending on the number of players, discard the relevant number of cards, as follows:
- 2 players: Discard 1 card
- 3 players: Discard 0 card
- 4 players: Discard 3 card
Deal 6 cards to each player. Place the remaining cards on the table as the draw pile. Place the top card from the draw pile face up in the middle of the table to start the game. If this card is a single colour (i.e. 4 green stars) you can choose to place it back in the deck and deal a new starting card if you wish. Choose a player to go first.
Playing
On their turn, a player can choose to:
Place a card following the placement rules. After playing a card, draw a new card from the draw pile.
or
Pass their turn. If a player can not go (or chooses not to go) they should select a card from their hand, set it to one side in a discard pile and draw a new card from the deck (if there are any left). The discarded cards are out of the game and the player who passed immediately loses 4 points.
Scoring
Players score one point for every shape in the block they make or add to. For example, if a green block already has 6 stars in it and a player adds 2 green stars to the block they score eight. If a subsequent player adds another green star to the block they score nine. Use the Bloxo app or pen and paper to keep scores as you go.
Winning
The game ends once all players have played their last card or if no more moves can be played by any player. The player with the highest score wins!
Placement Rules
Cards must be placed in straight lines with edges matching.
Diagram: a card showing a pink diamond, a yellow circle, a blue cross and a green star is placed edge-to-edge with a second, rotated card showing a yellow circle, a blue cross, a green star and a pink square, so that the yellow circle on one card touches the yellow circle on the other and the green star on one card touches the green star on the other. This would score 4 points (2 for the yellow circles and 2 for the green stars).
No Staggering Allowed.
Cards have to be placed as though on a grid without edges overlapping.
Diagram: a second card is placed offset from the first, so its edge only partly lines up with the first card's edge instead of sitting square on the grid. This is marked with a red cross as not allowed.
All adjoining colours must match so you can't do this.
Diagram: a card showing two pink diamonds and two green stars is placed next to a card showing four green stars, but positioned so a pink diamond lines up against a green star. This is marked with a red cross. You can't do this because the pink and green star would be touching.
But this is good!
Diagram: a card showing two pink diamonds and two green stars is placed directly above a card showing four green stars, lined up on the grid so the green stars on the top card touch the green stars on the bottom card. This is marked with a green tick. It would score 6 points.
Try to add to multiple colours to score more points.
Diagram: a card showing two pink diamonds and two blue crosses is placed next to a rotated card showing two pink squares and two blue crosses, so the pink shapes touch each other and the blue crosses touch each other. This is marked with a green tick. This would score 8 points. Four for the pinks and four for the blues.