Patterns

About the game

What is Patterns?

Patterns: A Mandala Game is another area-control design by Trevor Benjamin and Brett J. Gilbert. Patterns draws you in as you take turns swapping tiles from the large mandala at your table. Each player tries to mark contiguous colored areas as territory. Start by spreading the unique tea towel play mat first and creating a mandala by all but 2 out of 54 colorful mandala tiles. Whoever claims most point in the end, wins.

How it plays

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• How do setup and the first turn work in Patterns?
• When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
• How should the table resolve an unusual timing or rules interaction?