[.uk] Family Games Quarto!

• MENSA Award Winning Strategy Game
• Two Players
• Ages 8 and up

Editorial Review:
Winner of a stack of international awards, Quarto! Classic requires eagle eyes and scheming minds. The first of two players selects one of 16 different wooden playing pieces, each with four physical traits (light or dark, round or square, tall or short, solid or hollow) and gives it to the opponent. That player places the piece on any circle on the lovely, 10-by-10-inch, dark wood board, and then chooses another piece to give to the first player, who places it anywhere on the board. The object is to establish--or be the first to notice--a line of four pieces with at least one common characteristic, and call "Quarto!" With variations for beginning or advanced players, and countless playable combinations, this fun and challenging game is indeed a classic. --Emilie Coulter

great game:
I got this game in Holland several years ago, have never seen it in the States, and was looking for a replacement after my dog chewed up a few of the pieces. It is really a great game, deceptively simple. The second image is totally wrong; you don't stack pieces on top of each other in this game. Recommended. Smaller children love being able to beat older relatives and friends of the family.

Quarto is a fun game!:
I love teaching my friends this game! It is for two players and you have to pay attention to four different variables. It is a simple concept, but challenging. I like the wood pieces - it's not your average board game.

A real test of strategy:
This is an addictive game...for all ages! My third- sixth-grade students run impromptu tournaments, and my husband's high-school mathematics students play after completing their work. One great feature is that a game can be played quickly...and will always attract an audience. We keep a board set up on a coffee table at home as well--you never know when you might have those few extra minutes! Buy this game.

A quick and challenging game for all ages:
We purchased this game on a short family vacation and loved it. The basic concept is simple enough for our 6 year old to play, yet the endless variations make it fun and challenging for older kids and adults. It takes only about 10 minutes to play, which makes it easy to fit in a quick game any time (or to hold multi-game "tournaments"). We really enjoy this game and have purchased several to give as gifts to other families.

A fun board game:
This game will have something familiar to players of "Set", namely, looking for groups of pieces that have any of several properties in common. But the fact that each player is selecting pieces for their opponent to play will probably lead even seasoned gamers into novel strategizing. Quite fun. And as a board game the pieces have a nice, elegant look and feel to them.