Qubic (1947)

Played on a four by four grid, with four levels. The object is to get four in a row, whether on one level or between all four levels, straight or diagonal. It is essentially a Tic-Tac-Toe game in a 4x4x4 cube.

The cube needs to be emptied before start. Each player choose a color of their pieces and take turn to place their pieces in vacant positions, one piece at a time. The player wins who first gets four in a row of his own pieces - either horizontal, vertical or diagonal. It is not allowed to remove or replace pieces that have already been placed. If all positions are occupied without anyone having four in a row, then the game is called a tie.

A rule that makes it less advantageous to begin, is to prohibit the first player from placing his first piece in either a corner position or in one of the eight center positions.

Similar to:

• 3D Tic Tac Toe - which is played on 3x3x3 grid
• Four Letter Words - though with words
• Q4 - which also played on 4x4x4 grid but with only 12 markers
• Tetrano - which is the same game represented on a 4x4 board.
• Qubic - which has a version for 3 players also
• Score Four - 4x4 grid of pegs that are filled from the bottom up

The game Cubiq from Tviksta Spel differs from the other Qubic games in that it has a symmetrical design that prevents the pieces from falling out when turning the cube upside down.