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Game in play. Turtling.
Game end, black loss.
Large (1.5" tiles) and small (Scrabble tile) Paiko box size comparison. PAX Prime 2013.
Custom red and grey tiles.
Custom box for little play set with discs.

Paikō (2012)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
35–35 min
Age
8+
6.58
Average rating
75
Ratings
2.75/5
Weight
#19732
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Michael Irving, Marianne Waage
Artist:Echo Chernik, Marianne Waage
Publisher:(Web published) +1 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 5, Interaction 7, Complexity 5.5, Theme 3
Strategy7.0
Luck5.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity5.5
Theme3.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Abstract StrategyPrint & PlayTile PlacementArea Majority / InfluenceGrid Movement

Overview

In Paiko, a one-on-one turn-based strategy game, your main objective is to spread out your tiles and block off your opponent's, with the capture of your opponent's tiles being a pleasant secondary objective.

You win Paiko by earning 10 points, and you amass points by positioning your tiles in aggressive places on the board. You gain:

• 0 points for tiles in the safety of your own homeground • 1 point for tiles in the even-footed middle ground • 2 points for tiles in your opponent's homeground.

On your turn, you do one of three things: place a tile on the board, move a tile already on the board, or draw three more tiles of your choosing. You start the game with a hand of eight tiles (if white), or ten tiles (if black). Because Paiko has eight kinds of tiles, much strategy is involved in choosing your starting hand, and choosing when to spend time building your hand by drawing tiles.

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