The rules of Blokus online are of course identical to the rules of the Blokus board games.
However, you should note that the way the points are counted is different in the online game :
- Whereas for the Blokus board game, for the sake of simplicity, the squares which are NOT PLACED on the board are counted as negative points, in Blokus online, the squares PLACED on the board
are counted. Each square placed counts as a POSITIVE point.
- In both cases, the player who has obtained the highest score is declared the winner.
- The attribution of bonuses is the same for the two versions:
+ 15 points if you finish a colour
+ 20 points if you finish a colour and place the single square on the board last
And last but not least, in the online game, a Timer is making the game even more challenging!
Composition of the game :
The game is composed of the following elements:(screenshot 1) :
a game board with 400 squares
84 pieces (i.e. 21 pieces in each of the four colours)(screenshot 2) .
Parts of the game:
Each of the 21 pieces has a different shape(screenshot 3) . 1 piece made up of one square (which could be called a « monomino » …. if this term existed)
1 piece made up of two squares ( « domino »)
2 pieces made up of three squares (« triominos »)
5 pieces made up of four squares (« tetraminos »)
12 pieces made up of five squares (« pentaminos »)
Purpose of the game :
The purpose of the game is for each player to place his/her 21 pieces on the board (or at least the maximum number of pieces).
Restrictions : Each player must begin at one of the corners of the board (screenshot 4)
The order of play is blue, yellow, red, green
Each new piece that is placed on the board must touch another piece of the same colour, but it can only touch at the corners, never along the sides
(screenshot 5)
End of the game :
When a player is blocked and can no longer place any pieces on the board, s/he must miss his/her turn. The other players continue in the normal order of play until no one can place any more pieces on the board. (screenshot 6) .
Calculating points :
When all the players are blocked, the computer counts the number of squares that each player placed on the board and calculates their scores: (screenshot 7)
Each square which has been placed on the board counts as one point.
A bonus of 15 points is awarded if all 21 pieces have been placed on the board.
This bonus is increased to 20 points if the 21 pieces were placed on the board with the single square being placed last
The person who has the most points wins !
Variations:
The method of play given here for Blokus with 4 players allows for some variations ;
the main ones include:
Blokus 2 teams of 2 :
the 4 players divide into 2 teams
- The first team plays with the Blues and Reds
- The second team plays with the Yellows and Greens
Each team adds up the points won by its players.
Blokus 2 players
each players plays with two colours
Blokus 3 players
one of the players takes two colours – or the pieces of the 4th colour are placed on the board in a non-strategic way
Propose your own variation
Composition of the game :
The game is composed of the following elements:
a game board with 196 squares(screenshot 1)
42 pieces (i.e. 21 pieces in each of the two colours) (screenshot 2)
Parts of the game:
Each of the 21 pieces has a different shape. (screenshot 3)
1 piece made up of one square
1 piece made up of two squares( « domino »)
2 pieces made up of three squares (« triominos »)
5 pieces made up of four squares (« tetraminos »)
12 pieces made up of five squares (« pentaminos »)
Purpose of the game :
The purpose of the game is for each player to place his/her 21 pieces on the board (or at least the maximum number of pieces).
Restrictions : Each player must begin at one of the corners of the board (screenshot 4)
The order of play is blue, yellow, red, green
Each new piece that is placed on the board must touch another piece of the same colour, but it can only touch at the corners, never along the sides
mais uniquement par les angles, jamais par les cotés. (screenshot 5)
End of the game :
When one of the two players is blocked and can no longer place any pieces on the board, it is the end of the game. (screenshot 6).
Calculating points :
When the two players are blocked, the computer counts the number of squares that each of them placed on the board and calculates their scores: (screenshot 8)
Each square which has been placed on the board counts as one point
A bonus of 15 points is awarded if all 21 pieces have been placed on the board
This bonus is increased to 20 points if the 21 pieces were placed on the board with the single square being placed last
The person who has the most points wins!
Composition of the game :
The game is composed of the following elements:
a game board with hexagonal, composé de 486 squarestriangulaires (screenshot 1)
88 pieces (i.e. 22 pieces in each of the four colours) (screenshot 2)
Parts of the game:
Each of the 22 pieces has a different shape.
The pieces comprise: (screenshot 3) 1 piece made up of one triangle
1 piece made up of two triangles
1 piece made up of three triangles
3 pieces made up of four triangles
4 pieces made up of five triangles
12 pieces made up of six triangles
Purpose of the game :
The purpose of the game is for each player to place his/her 22 pieces on the board (or at least the maximum number of pieces).
Restrictions : Each player must begin at one of the corners of the board (or at least the maximum number of pieces) (screenshot 4) :
The order of play is blue, yellow, red, green
Each new piece that is placed on the board must touch another piece of the same colour, but it can only touch at the corners, never along the sides
(screenshot 5)
End of the game :
When a player is blocked and can no longer place any pieces on the board, s/he must miss his/her turn. The other players continue in the normal order of play until no one can place any more pieces on the board.
Calculating points :
When all the players are blocked, the computer counts the number of triangles that each player placed on the board and calculates their scores:
Each triangle which has been placed on the board counts as one point
A bonus of 15 points is awarded if all 22 pieces have been placed on the board
This bonus is increased to 20 points if the 22 pieces were placed on the board with the single triangle being placed last
The person who has the most points wins!
Variations:
- Blokus Trigon 2 teams of 2 : the 4 players divide into 2 teams :
The first team plays with the Blues and Reds
The second team plays with the Yellows and Greens
Each team adds up the points won by its players.
- Blokus Trigon 2 players : each players plays with two colours.
Propose your own variation
Details of the method for calculating scores Competition roomNOTE : The system described below is only valid for the COMPETITION room. In fact, it is only in this room that the results of the games played will be taken into account with regard to your progress in the ranking.
In the COMPETITION room :
- each game that you play will impact on your ranking
- you cannot play against the computer
- the game formats which are accessible are the “two player” formats
- your start colour is randomly chosen by the computer
- each opponent has a limited amount to time available for the game
Rules of the online game :
We would like to remind you that the rules of Blokus online are of course identical to the rules of the Blokus board games.
However, you should note that the way the points are counted is slightly different in the online game :
- Whereas for the Blokus board game, for the sake of simplicity, the squares which are not placed on the board are counted as negative points, in Blokus online, the squares placed on the board are counted. Each square placed counts as a positive point.
- In both cases, the player who has obtained the highest score is declared the winner.
- The attribution of bonuses is the same for the two versions:
+ 15 points if you finish a colour
+ 20 points if you finish a colour and place the single square on the board last
Converting the game results into points for the ranking
Each game that is played will allow you to progress in your ranking. The calculation of your points/ranking is made in terms of four parameters:
- your score at the end of the game
- the difference between your score and your opponent’s score
- your level
- your opponent’s level
Every new player starts on 500 points.
The scores are spread between around 500 to 5,000 points. The best players will reach 5,000 points, but it is extremely difficult to reach this level, and even harder to go beyond it ! Those who exceed this score are very rare indeed.
NB : A player who abandons a game in progress loses the game. However, the remaining player can decide if s/he wishes to impose this penalty or not. We wanted to take into account cases of unintentional disconnection, for example, in the case of a power failure !
[The above module allows you to simulate the points that you will win or lose at the end of your game, according to these various parameters.]
TBC
a game board with 400 squares
