''Gobblet'' is a

board game Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well. Many board games feature a comp ...

for two players designed by

Thierry Denoual Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic "Theodoric". It is the cognate of German " Dietrich" and " Dieter", English Terry, Derek and Derrick, and of various forms in other European languages. It is also a surname. People ...

and published in 2001 by

Gigamic Gigamic is a French publisher and distributor of games started up by three brothers. Gigamic started in 1991 by three of six brothers named Stéphane Gires, Ludovic Gires and Jean-Christophe Gires. Since 2001, Gigamic has operated a distribution ...

and

Blue Orange Games Blue Orange Games is a board game company based in San Francisco, California. They have been publishing and promoting award-winning games for over 18 years. The company was founded in 1999 by Thierry Denoual and Juilen Mayot. The company is know ...

. Gobblet was a

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for the 2004

Jeu de l'année The Jeu de l'année (French for ''Game of the Year'') was a French games award, given by the ''Association de Promotion et d'Evaluation des Jeux'' in October to outstanding parlour games * published during the previous year * published in the French ...

. The game is played on a 4×4 board. Each player has 12 pieces of the same colour but different sizes. Players take turns to place a piece on the board or move their piece that already is on the board. Bigger pieces can be placed so that they cover smaller ones. A player wins by placing four pieces of the same colour in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row. In 2003, Gigamic and Blue Orange Games released Gobblet Junior, a version of the game for younger players, which is played on a 3×3 board. In 2009, Blue Orange Games published revisioned editions: Gobblet X4 and Gobblet Gobblers to replace Gobblet and Gobblet Jr. accordingly.

External links

Blue Orange Games: GobbletGobblet ranked as one of the top 11 Geek Board GamesGobblet Review at BellaOnline.comPlay Gobblet
online at Boardspace.net, against human or robot opponents
Gobblet Gobblers
review
Gobblet is proclaimed test winner in Politiken
a major Danish newspaper
rule
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