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Recognized as one of the top games of the past 30 years, Quarto is an outstanding game of deductive reasoning. It includes 4 x 4 game board and 16 pieces. Each piece has four attributes: color, height, shape and consistency. So each piece is black or white, tall or short, square or round, and hollow or solid. The object is to place the fourth piece in a row where all four pieces have at least one attribute in common.
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Quarto!-one of the world's most award-winning games! Each of the 16 pieces has 4 different attributes. The aim is to line up 4 pieces that share the same attribute (round or square; light or dark; tall or short; solid or hollow). The problem is you can't choose which piece you're going to play - your opponent chooses for you. Contents: one board, 16 wooden pieces. For 2 players ages 6 and up.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Who would have thought that a game with such simple rules could be so fascinating to play? This game is satisfying for all levels of players -- from little tykes to brain-heavy mathematicians. When you find an opponent who is about as careful or alert as yourself, you will be surprised how addictive this game can be. "OK, just one more game..."
Not only is this game mentally stimulating and fun, but it is very attractive and well made. The size and finish of the wooden pieces make it something you will want to leave out for guests to notice. Perhaps they will ask you what it is, so that you can teach them the game!
This would make an excellent gift.
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I wrote this review in the year 2000, and at that time, I had only the experience of playing the game at a friend's house. Many years later, I purchased one for myself, and was disappointed with the reduction of quality. The original pieces were probably made with maple, and were tooled and finished with a high degree of craftsmanship. I think they also had felt bottoms, which is a nice way to ensure that you place the piece right-side-up. The set that I ordered had pieces made of some cheaper softer wood, and the finish was rough and uneven. A clever player can now cheat by placing a "hollow" piece upside-down to conceal the fact that there
were no solid pieces left to play. That is, no felt bottoms.
I still love the game, but am tempted to throw away the pieces and turn out some of my own in by basement workshop.
April, 2010
Not only is this game mentally stimulating and fun, but it is very attractive and well made. The size and finish of the wooden pieces make it something you will want to leave out for guests to notice. Perhaps they will ask you what it is, so that you can teach them the game!
This would make an excellent gift.
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I wrote this review in the year 2000, and at that time, I had only the experience of playing the game at a friend's house. Many years later, I purchased one for myself, and was disappointed with the reduction of quality. The original pieces were probably made with maple, and were tooled and finished with a high degree of craftsmanship. I think they also had felt bottoms, which is a nice way to ensure that you place the piece right-side-up. The set that I ordered had pieces made of some cheaper softer wood, and the finish was rough and uneven. A clever player can now cheat by placing a "hollow" piece upside-down to conceal the fact that there
were no solid pieces left to play. That is, no felt bottoms.
I still love the game, but am tempted to throw away the pieces and turn out some of my own in by basement workshop.
April, 2010
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Quarto has given our family of 5 (kids ages 13, 11, 7) hours of great play time. It is challenging enough for a Mensa adult and easy enough for our 7-year old to play. Besides warranting all the awards it has received, it looks lovely enough to keep out as an "art" piece in the livingroom... thus luring erstwhile TV viewers. The company that makes this also makes other games that are just as fun and attractive. I considered giving it a 4 for educational value because it doesn't go much farther than develop conceptual thinking/outside-the-box skills (a feat in itself). Scrabble might be more "educational." But in its category, it's a definite 5.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
This game is very easy to learn. Each of the 16 playing pieces has 4 attributes, height (tall & short), color (white and brown), shape (circle & square), and hollow/solid.
The goal is to get 4 of the same attributes in a row (for example, you could have 1 tall white circle, 1 short white circle, 1 tall brown circle, and 1 short brown circle in a row, and that would be a winning set because they are all circles, even though they vary with respect to the other attributes).
The catch is that your opponent picks the piece you have to place on the game board.
This game is similar to SET, in that you are trying to make winning patterns across several attributes. It is different because you are also trying to block your opponent from making winning patterns.
I do wish this game were less expensive so that more people can enjoy it. Not everyone can drop $30 for a game. It is a beautifully made wooden game, but it would be just as much fun if it were made of something inexpensive and priced under $10.
Nevertheless it is a game worth owning. And, for trivia buffs, this game was futuristic enough to appear in an episode of Star Trek Voyager :)
The goal is to get 4 of the same attributes in a row (for example, you could have 1 tall white circle, 1 short white circle, 1 tall brown circle, and 1 short brown circle in a row, and that would be a winning set because they are all circles, even though they vary with respect to the other attributes).
The catch is that your opponent picks the piece you have to place on the game board.
This game is similar to SET, in that you are trying to make winning patterns across several attributes. It is different because you are also trying to block your opponent from making winning patterns.
I do wish this game were less expensive so that more people can enjoy it. Not everyone can drop $30 for a game. It is a beautifully made wooden game, but it would be just as much fun if it were made of something inexpensive and priced under $10.
Nevertheless it is a game worth owning. And, for trivia buffs, this game was futuristic enough to appear in an episode of Star Trek Voyager :)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great game for quick best of three-offs with friends
I played this for the first time in a toy store after the owner found out that I enjoyed the game Set. I fell in love with this game on the first play through. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Darcy Town
Simple fun - complex fun!
I first heard about this game from a picture I found on Twitter. I had no idea what it was, and the person who Tweeted it was nice enough to tell me the name. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jason C. Goodmanson
Quarto - Worlds most Awarded Board Game
Simply one of the most enjoyable two player board games on the market. The rules are simply and, like all Gigamic board games we have, it's all wood and all quality. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Games from Everywhere
Great mind stimulator
Our grown son and his wife introduced us to this game. We got our own and are really enjoying it. No huge list of rules, but still, you must be thinking and planning to be able to... Read more
Published 13 months ago by JeanieA
Great game
Fun for everyone and quick to play? This lives on my coffee table and is a hit with anyone who comes over.
Published 13 months ago by S. Mills
Received in apparent used condition
I ordered this game as a Christmas gift for a friend. Nowhere on this page does it indicated that the game is used, but when I received the package, it definitely looked used. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Kelly Marie Tabler
Good, but Not Absorbing
Quarto is a 3 (maybe 3.5) star game.
One great aspect of Quarto is that no player is ever behind, no player has to play catch-up to pull back to even, to a 50% chance of... Read more
One great aspect of Quarto is that no player is ever behind, no player has to play catch-up to pull back to even, to a 50% chance of... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Eugene D. Milener
Quarto (Kortoe)
The games great this was my second copy of the game. I play it a bunch. This game is only for two people or maybe a group of four. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Justin Wills
Another great game
Quarto is a definite thinking person's game - the challenge lies in keeping track of what NOT to give your opoonent and at the same time setting up situations in which they cannot... Read more
Published on December 28, 2009 by Steven R. Wilson
Quarto will remind you of Tic Tac Toe, until you play it.
Quarto will remind you of Tic Tac Toe, until you actually play it. Like Tic Tac Toe, you're trying to get all your pieces in a row. And that's about it, Tic Tac Toe-wise. Read more
Published on June 30, 2009 by Bernard Dekoven
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