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Calliope Games  |  SKU: CLP020

Tsuro

$36.95 CAD
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Description

Designer Tom McMurchie
Players 2-8
Playtime 15 mins
Suggested Age 8 and up
Honors 2006 Golden Geek Best Light / Party Game Nominee
Reimplemented By Tsuro of the Seas


A beautiful and beautifully simple game of laying a tile before your own token to continue its path on each turn. The goal is to keep your token on the board longer than anyone else's, but as the board fills up this becomes harder because there are fewer empty spaces left... and another player's tile may also extend your own path in a direction you'd rather not go. Easy to introduce to new players, Tsuro lasts a mere 15 minutes and actually does work for any number from 2 to 8.

Theme:

Tsuro has an Asian spiritual theme - the lines representing the "many roads that lead to divine wisdom", and the game as a whole representing "the classic quest for enlightenment".

This theme is very light and the game essentially plays as an abstract.

Gameplay:

The game consists of tiles with twisting lines on them, a 6x6 grid on which to lay these tiles and a token for each player. Each player has a hand of tiles. On your turn you do two things: place a tile from your hand onto the board next to your token and move your token as far as it can go along the line it is currently on, until it is stopped by an empty space with no tile in (yet), the edge of the board or colliding with another player's token. If your token reaches the edge of the board or collides with another player's token, you are out of the game. The aim of the game is to be the last player left with a token on the board. Strategy therefore consists of trying to drive your opponents either into each other or off the board whilst extending your own route in directions that will make it difficult for your opponents to do the same.

Other notes:

Tsuro was originally patented by McMurchie in 1979 under the name Squiggle Game, but was apparently not published at that time. Somewhat similar to Metro and Spaghetti Junction.

Customer Reviews

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A.Y.

Way too simple. Don't buy if you want to play it more than three times. Art looks good though, so perfect for collectors.

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Chris
Tsuro is an easy to play family game

Tsuro was easy to learn, good for all ages, and challenging for those who need that game that makes them think ahead. Games are short so no one is waitng long to play the next round (there is player elimination). The game is a bit better with more players, but still good with just a few. Great game!!

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Paul Gudnason
Quick fun game for non gamers!

I really enjoy this 10 minute game. It does have player elimination, but since the games are so short, nobody is left out for long. Ideal to show to new gamers or as a filler game. I would recommend 5 players or more though.

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Adrian Huisman
It's alright

This is a bit of a filler game. It is better with higher player counts and looks nice.

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Ming Kit Yeung
Simple game

Very simple and easy to learn.