Blokus game rules

Blokus Competition Instructions

Purpose of the game
The purpose of the game is for each player to place their 21 pieces on the board (or at least the maximum number of pieces).

Composition of the game

The game consists of the following parts:

a.      a board of 400 squares.

b.     84 pieces in four different colors (21 pieces per color).

Each of the 21 pieces of a color is of a different shape. There are: 1 piece of only one square, 1 piece of two squares, 2 pieces of three squares, 5 pieces of four squares, and 12 pieces of five squares.

Restrictions 1.     The first piece played by each player must cover a corner square. 2.     The order of play is clockwise/anticlockwise. 3.     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. Duration of a game Games typically last 20 to 30 minutes. End of the game When a player is blocked and can no longer place any pieces on the board, she/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 1.     When all the players are blocked, each person counts the number of squares that she/he was unable to place on the board. 2.     Each square which is not placed on the board counts as a negative 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.

Preliminary rounds

League system

No. of players: 12 or 16

Max. time to make a move: 30 seconds

Each player will be playing for 4 rounds, and the top 4 players with the highest points will proceed to the final round

Final Round

League system

Rounds Number: 3

The players will play for 1 last round, and the points will be calculated to determine the winner, the first runner-up, and the second-runner up.