Board Games in Review – Quarto Classic – Puzzle Game

November 2, 2015

Hello Nerdarchists and Board game lovers. Let me introduce you to the wonderful game of Quarto classic. This is one of those awesome games that it only takes a few minutes to learn but can be played over and over again and is still enjoyable.

You can play with your kids or your friends and still have the same challenge. It is designed for ages 8 and up and is only 2 players. I have played with friends as well as my seven year old and I still have to try. We recently played a few games and we ran the full range of choices. We each one one game and one game where there was no winner.

Do You Want to Play the Board Game: Quarto?

So What is Quarto? Quarto is a game played with 16 game pieces and a four by four grid where the pieces go. Each pieces has four different qualities that can be used at any given time. It is either light or dark. It is either solid or hollow. It is either round or square. Lastly it is either tall or short.

All you need to do is line up four in a row that share a single one of these qualities. The real catch is that you do not get to pick the piece you play. Your opponent gets to pick that. So it’s important to focus and use your powers of observation.

The game can end in a draw or an even game as the rule book says if you mange to place all 16 pieces and there is no quarto. The other crazy thing about the game if you are paying more attention than your opponent and they play a piece that makes four in a row and they do not notice it, when they hand you your piece, you get to call quarto and win the game.

However should you play your piece and later one of you notices the winning line it is ignored and can’t win using that line. The fast pace of piece play means that you can rapid fire through games pretty easily and get more game play in in a short amount of time.

Do You Modify Your Board Games?

Speaking of fast paced, the game can be modified if you so desire. From your collection of board games grab a timer, or just use your cell phone. Give each other a time limit to play the piece or you get to play it for them. doing this does two things. One it can speed up the game and make it more challenging. Second it forces the over thinkers or over planners to play faster possibly making mistakes to your advantage.

Should you desire this game also comes in mini form as well should you have limited game space or just prefer a travel version. OR you could just get both.

So if this sounds like a game you want grab it here. Thanks for reading and as always Until Next Time, Stay Nerdy!