Quarto (board game)

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Quarto is a board game for two players invented by Swiss mathematician Blaise Müller in 1991. It is published and copyrighted by Gigamic.

The game is played on a 4×4 board. There are 16 unique pieces, each of which is either:

• tall or short;
• red or blue (or a different pair of colors, e.g. light- or dark-stained wood);
• square or circular; and
• hollow-top or solid-top.

Players take turns choosing a piece which the other player must then place on the board. A player wins by placing a piece on the board which forms a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row of four pieces, all of which have a common attribute (all short, all circular, etc.). A variant rule included in many editions gives a second way to win by placing four matching pieces in a 2x2 square.

Quarto is distinctive in that there is only one set of common pieces, rather than a set for one player and a different set for the other. It is therefore an impartial game.

Video Quarto (board game)

Awards

• Dé d'Or des Créateurs de Jeux 1989 - Paris, FRANCE
• Oscar du Jouet-Toy Oscar 1992- Paris, FRANCE
• Jouet de l'année-Game of the Year 1992 - BRUSSELS
• Super As d'Or Festival International des Jeux-Super Golden Ace 1992 -Cannes, FRANCE
• Toy Award 1992- BENELUX
• Spiel des Jahres-Game of the Year 1993- GERMANY
• Giocco Dell'anno-Game of the Year 1993- ITALY
• Speelgoed Vant Jaar-Game of the year 1993- NETHERLANDS
• Mensa Select Top 5 Best Games 1993 - USA
• Parent's Choice Gold Award 1993 - USA
• Best Bet of the Toy Testing Council 1994- CANADA
• Prix d'Excellence des Consommateurs-Consumer's Toy Award 1994-Quebec, CANADA
• Games Magazine "Games 100 Selection"1995 - USA
• Games Magazine "Games 100 Selection" 1996 - USA
• Games Magazine "Games 100 Selection" 1997 - USA
• Game of the Year 2004 - FINLAND
• Parent's Choice Top 25 games in 25 years 2004 - USA

Maps Quarto (board game)

References

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External links

• Quarto at BoardGameGeek
• Quarto at Curlie (based on DMOZ)
• 414298141056 Quarto Draws Suffice! at MathPages
• Official website :

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