Designer	Susan McKinley Ross
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Publisher	Competo / Marektoy Éveil & Jeux G3 Poland IELLO MindWare Outset Media Productief BV Schmidt Spiele Show More »
Year Published	2006
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	(Not best with any number) Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (55 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	45 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	6 and up
User Suggested Ages	6 and up (24 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (29 voters) [poll]
Honors	2007 Golden Geek Best Children's Board Game Nominee 2007 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2007 Mensa Select Winner 2008 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Nominee 2008 Vuoden Peli Family Game of the Year Nominee 2011 Kinderspielexperten "5-to-9-year-olds" Nominee 2011 Kinderspielexperten "8-to-13-year-olds" Nominee 2011 Spiel des Jahres Nominee 2011 Spiel des Jahres Winner Show More »
Subdomain	Abstract Games Family Games (41 voters) [vote]
Category	Abstract Strategy
Mechanic	Pattern Building Pattern Recognition Tile Placement
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Family	Mensa Select
Primary Name	Qwirkle
Alternate Names	큐위클
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While Qwirkle is as simple as matching colors and shapes, it is a game that also requires tactical maneuvers and well-planned strategy. The game consists of 108 wooden blocks with six different shapes in six colors. Using the blocks, players attempt to score the most points by building lines that share a common attribute - either color or shape. Qwirkle is a quick game to learn, but you'll soon discover that you'll need to think strategically in order to score the most points.

Related: Qwirkle Cubes (2009)

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Home Page: http://www.qwirkle.com

Awards:
2011 Spiel des Jahres Winner
2011 Austrian Game Hit for Families
2011 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année (Game of the Year) Nominee
2010 Label Ludo Award
2008 Games Magazine Best Family Game Runner-Up
2008 National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
2008 Finnish Family Game Finalist
2008 Boardgames Australia Best International Game Nominee
2007 Mensa Select
2007 Major Fun Award
2007 Parents' Choice Gold Award
2007 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award
2007 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
2007 Golden Geek Best Children's Board Game Nominee
2007 Board Game Podcaster Gateway Game Nominee
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Year: 2011

Product Code: 49014

Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)

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1	Qwirkle Gry planszowe u Wookiego: Qwirkle	Polish	WookiePL	0
12	Qwirkle The Spiel at Essen 2011 - Susan McKinley Ross	English	sconway	3
3	Qwirkle Qwirkle - Nominiert für Spiel des Jahres 2011	German	PollutedMonk...	0
5	Qwirkle SPIELKULT.de: Qwirkle	German	Spielkult	0
5	Qwirkle [Jugando con Ketty] Qwirkle	Spanish	ArtEmiSa64	0
2	Qwirkle Festival des Jeux - Cannes 2010	French	Chuke95	0
4	Qwirkle Spiele-Offensive.de Video Overview (German)	German	rukiosu	0
9	Qwirkle Mastermind Toys Quick Video Review	English	rukiosu	1
24	Qwirkle Family Video Review: Qwirkle	English	TheBoardGame...	0

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0	Rules Tile Placement question #2	2012-02-05	sillyoldb...	2
0	Variants 3D Qwirkle	2012-01-30	D-Rider	0
1	General How do you keep score (esp in a two player game)?	2012-01-30	stpauler	3
0	General Qwirkle Pieces	2012-01-14	usvi123	4
8	Reviews 20 Questions About Qwirkle...	2012-01-04	Hockey Mask	5
0	Rules Tile placement question	2012-01-01	Zolos	3
0	Rules Game Flaw?	2011-12-30	took2long	6
0	Rules Qwirkle rules in German	2011-12-18	Andre Vock	1
0	Variants Qwirkle with cards?	2011-12-12	ecargo	2
15	Reviews Perpetual Geek Machine reviews: QWIRKLE. Like Scrabble, but without all the arguments & fun for everybody	2011-11-02	danzuke	2

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Qwirkle Japanese Rules

Japanese rules for Qwirkle.

jun1s

2011-06-28

Redesigned shapes with b/w patterns for colourblind people

I looked at the other set here and thought that shapes and patterns would be easier than letters and numbers. So I made one. It has some different shapes to real qwirkle, but should be close enough.

tuskel

2011-04-07

[Español] Reglas a la JcK

Completo resumen de las reglas con imagenes al estilo JcK

ArtEmiSa64

2011-02-25

Qwirkle pieces in BW for the colorblind.

Redesigned very simple Qwirkle pieces to enable playing for colorblind people.

bithalver

2010-01-14

Qwirkle Play Summary

Setup, turn summary and scoring.

kentreuber

2010-01-07

Qwirkle rules on russian

Translate official rules to russian language.

Alver

2009-04-03

qwirkle rule (simplifed chinese version)

Simplifed Chinese version of qwirkle rule

tickwang

2008-11-24

10 1/4" by 10 1/4" Qwirkle Scoreboard

1. Print body.png on 8 1/2" by 11" label sheet 2. Print top.png on 8 1/2" by 11" label sheet 3. Cut along common edge dotted line 4. Mount to foam board - common edge to common edge 5. Cut around dotted line Final board should be 10 1/4" by 10 1/4" and fit perfectly in original Qwirkle box. Board layout modified from Astrogeek's layout: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/file/info/25159 Original .svg file included and available for modifications.

YellowLab

2008-01-06

qwirkle-score.pdf

Qwirkle score board, color, 1-100 pts, 1 marker per player (my own design, found the title font in CorelDraw)

Astrogeek

2007-06-26

Qwirkle_Score.pdf

A score board for Qwirkle. Each player will need 2 markers, 1 for the score & 1 for the +100/+200 areas.

Bobby4th

2007-06-18

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Dutch review on speldatabase.be	http://speldatabase.be/spelinfo.php?id=8167&zoekcr...	2012-01-29
Dutch rules	http://spelarch.khbo.be/PDFspelregels/8167.pdf	2012-01-29
Romanian review by djdano @ www.goingcardboard.ro	http://www.goingcardboard.ro/qwirkle-noul-strigat-...	2012-01-19
Polish review at www.GamesFanatic.pl	http://www.gamesfanatic.pl/2011/12/29/qwirkle/	2011-12-30
Romanian Review on Ce Jucăm?	http://www.ce-jucam.ro/2011/12/prezentare-qwirkle-...	2011-12-22
German review on brettspiele-report.de	http://www.brettspiele-report.de/qwirkle/	2011-12-07
Portuguese Review with Rules explanation on dreamwithboardgames	http://dreamwithboardgames.blogspot.com/2011/09/qw...	2011-09-12
Qwirkle ist Spiel des Jahres 2011	http://zuspieler.de/qwirkle-ist-spiel-des-jahres-2...	2011-08-30
German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.com/kritiken/Qwirkle	2011-08-23
Bruno Faidutti's Ideal Game LIbrary	http://www.faidutti.com/index.php?Module=ludothequ...	2011-07-04