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Abalone
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Hard thinking.
Black and white marbles.
Abalone
6-player start
Clunk!
box art of the German release (1990)
Hello Ladies.

Abalone (1987)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
30–30 min
Age
7+
6.49
Average rating
8,435
Ratings
2.15/5
Weight
#2186
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Alternate names:Abalone Classic +12 more
Designer:Michel Lalet, Laurent Levi
Artist:Laurent Levi
Publisher:Piatnik +33 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 5, Complexity 4.3, Theme 3
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity4.3
Theme3.0

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

Abstract StrategyHexagon GridGrid MovementStatic CaptureSlide / Push

Overview

This beautiful and functional board has room for two teams of large marbles. Players take turns pushing the marbles around the board, with the goal of pushing six of the opposing player's marbles off the board. The central idea is that a column of marbles has weight given by the number of marbles in line. Someone will need to push with a heavier group of marbles in order to push the column along that axis. However, with six possible directions, it's difficult to defend yourself perfectly. Also, it's possible to play the game with up to six players when supplemental marble sets are purchased.

A winner of the 1988 Concours International de Créateurs de Jeux de Société.

Expansions

Abalone Extra Player Marbles
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