Qawale cover
2022BGG rank #3,764

Qawale

by Romain Froger, Didier Lenain-Bragard · Gigamic

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Players2
Time15m
ComplexityLight
Age8+

About the game

What is Qawale?

Simple yet tactical, Qawale will rock your idea of strategy games. Lay stones on the path and try to line up four stones in your color. Qawale is inspired by the tradition of stacking stones along trails and paths in nature. As you drop these stones along your path, this incredible game will transport you to a place where strategy and nature come together. Each player takes 8 stones in their color. The third color is neutral and is placed in the 4 corners of the board. On your turn, add a stone on top of any pile and move it. When moving a pile, you must leave a stone on each space you cross. The first player to get 4 of their stones in a row, looking at the board from above, wins the game.

How it plays

Mechanics

Grid CoverageGrid MovementLayeringMancalaPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

On the shelf

Categories

Abstract Strategy

Questions players ask

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