For Those About to Block, We Salute You!
Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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Don't know where this idea came from but I don't think it's been visited before. Lots of lists about block games, but this one is going to focus on games where blocking your opponent(s) can be a key tactic. Please feel free to add.
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Board Game: Blokus
[Average Rating:7.15 Overall Rank:200]
Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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The first time I played this game, I wasn't focusing on messing with my opponents, I wanted to fit my pieces. My husband on the other hand royaly screwed me several times and before I knew it, I was pretty much blocked.
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Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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Nearly the same scenario as above, but both my husband and son eliminated me from the game.
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Board Game: Pueblo
[Average Rating:6.89 Overall Rank:490]
Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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I didn't think there would be much actual blocking in this, but sure enough, my husband blocked me from hiding myself. Did that make sense?
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Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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Blocking routes is more likely to happen with a larger number of players.
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Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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Area enclosure games in general I think lead to blocking and messing with opponent's plans.
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Board Game: Attika
[Average Rating:7.08 Overall Rank:252]
Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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Good amount of fiber in this one - lots of possible blockage.
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Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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I haven't played this game but I did consider it a while back. Another area enclosure game - possibilities for blocking?
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Board Game: Oasis
[Average Rating:6.79 Overall Rank:551]
Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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Another one I have not played but had given a thorough look.
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Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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This is a very light game and more suitable for kids, but involves a lot of blocking. Uses marker and wipe off board.
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Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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Trying to keep a forest fire under control, most of the blocking here is against the game itself vs. an opponent. This is played cooperatively and can be played solo.
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Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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Usually play this 3 player with my husband and son. You guessed it, my husband fudges with me again. And he does it on purpose! The nerve.
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Jennifer Stone
United States
Auburn
Washington
To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
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Yup. Light kids and family game, loved and hated by many. If you can't use the tile to help yourself, use it to block someone elses path.
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Board Game: Dynamite
[Average Rating:5.53 Unranked]
Robert Wesley
Nepal
Aberdeen
Washington
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 '' `cause I'm T-N-T, I'm 'Dy-no-mite'! T-N-T and I will not FIGHT!''
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Alan Kaiser
United States
Aurora
Colorado
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I couldn't resist the football (US) reference but blocking does play a role in the game so I guess it's still OK.
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dave boulton
United Kingdom
etchingham
E. Sussex
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We used to play this a whole lot back in 6th form during free periods (for all non british people thats college) and invariably the very 1st build move would be for someone to completely encircle london in track, its possible that this is a standard tactic in train games (i wouldnt really know i only ever played 3 different ones) but it eventually became so prolific that it became bad form to try anything like that and anyone doing it got bemoaned at excessivly till they relented and erased and rethought the move.
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Board Game: Hive
[Average Rating:7.37 Overall Rank:111]
❇Ⓢ❈Ⓝ❈Ⓞ❈Ⓦ❇
United States
Columbus
Ohio
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Shake a leg and shoot to thrill with Hive. Hive is all about the block, and the trap, and the pin, and the hop, and the escape.
I made my own Hive set and decided to bring one opponent's tiles "back in black".
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Eddie B
United States
Unspecified
Pennsylvania
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How about those Russians always blocking the Germans to invade?
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Mr. B @ Rockin' B
United States
Batavia
Ohio
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Our first "block" game!
Great geeklist title, btw?
"Ain't gonna get tired, won't take a break, we salute you."
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Eddie B
United States
Unspecified
Pennsylvania
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Don't forget all the Columbia "BLOCK" games. I think I can go on and on with my warped sense of humour.
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Mr. B @ Rockin' B
United States
Batavia
Ohio
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Blocked again.
We ain't no legend, ain't no cause
We're just livin' for today
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Glenn Ironhat
United States
Syracuse
Utah
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In this game you want to score for yourself but block your opponents out. But not this turn, first you want to get in one more higher score, then block it. Oh wait, one more even higher score, oh shoot, someone else blocked it.
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Mark Christopher
United States
Salem
Massachusetts
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Blocking is a key tactic in this block game.
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Board Game: Medina
[Average Rating:7.09 Overall Rank:339]
Thomas Eager
United States
Portland
Oregon
This Space for Rent
Hassan CHOP!
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Oh, that nasty stable placement!
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Jody Ludwick
United States
(northern)
Indiana
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Cathedral - World
My husband RULES the abstract spatial games on our household!
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Board Game: Hex
[Average Rating:6.78 Overall Rank:1427]
Kdad the Muck Dweller
United States
Kirkland
Washington
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This one seems so simple and yet.... There's nothing quite as exhilerating as running a board or quite as gut wrenching as watching your opponent do the same.
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To all my geekfriends, I know I haven't been around much lately, but BGG is still my homepage and everyone is still in my heart everyday. Just so damn busy!
- then *snik* (the sound the piece makes when it fits) - another player blocks me from expanding. Suddenly my happy little corner is looking claustrophobic.. 
and I was rushing to find another opening somewhere.
Longueuil
Québec
Arcata
California
(So, with this, and your Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap list, does that mean we can expect to see a You Shook Me All Night Long list about dice games?)
Auburn
Washington
Have you searched games based on the dice mechanic? Crazy!
Batavia
Ohio
She's got the jack..................plenty of card games.
Whole lotta rosie...................I'm sure Busen Memo would quickly get added to this list.
TNT.................................Explosions and the like.
Back in Black.......................Black game pieces.
Jail break...............................escape from style games.