Puzz-ominos

Infobox Game
title = Puzz-ominos
image_link =
image_caption = Box and tiles
designer =
illustrator =
publisher = Winning Moves
players = 1 or 2
ages = 10 and up
setup_time = 2 minutes
playing_time = 5-10 minutes
random_chance = None
skills = Tile Placement
footnotes =
bggid =
bggxrefs =

"Puzz-ominos" is a tile game, where the goal is to score the most points by placing tiles made up up 3-5 squares in different patterns and trying to touching as many squares on your opponents pieces as possible. It was published by Winning Moves Games USA in 2008 and is the third of three games in their Brain-Ade line of quick puzzle games and features both multiplayer and solitaire versions.

Gameplay

The goal of the game is to score the most points after each player has played 13 tiles (the start player gets to play 14, but the first tile they play doesn't score them anything and is just to start the game). Players start by each taking on color of tiles and choosing a start player and a scorekeeper. On their turn, a player chooses one of their tiles and places it so that it is touching one of their previously played pieces orthogonally (this rule is changed for the first tile played by each player and requires only that it touch an opponent's tile). Players then score points based on the number of squares on their opponent's pieces that the tile just placed is touching. In addition, the player scores bonus points if they create an empty space of size 1-2 squares that is then fully surrounded by tiles. The player then scores an additional point for each empty space they enclose. If the tile played says "Free Turn" on it and it was the first tile played by a player that turn, the player may play a second tile that turn. Players continue playing out tiles until the last player who would play has one tile left. That tile goes unused. The player with the most points wins.

The solitaire version of the game plays much differently and is more of a logic puzzle, where the player attempts to fit one set of pieces into a set grid size (12x5, for example).

External links

* [http://www.winning-moves.com//B248E7C47573406FA00E4443EFE8E0F7.asp?p_key=8FBE9C70ACBD48949A3D8F60F6422406 Puzz-ominos page] , Link to Puzz-ominos page on Winning Moves USA's website
* [http://www.winning-moves.com//images/PuzzominioRULESstandard.pdf Rules] , Link to the game's rules on the Winning Moves USA site