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| Funkitron and Sekkoia will Bring Blokus to the Pc Funkitron has announced a partnership agreement with Sekkoia to develop an official version of the game for the PC platform. The strategy game has been a worldwide hit, winning almost all the existing awards in the industry since its debut in 2000, including the Mensa Select Award in 2003 and the 2004 Teacher's Choice Award. Blokus is currently scheduled for release in Q4 2007. As a turn-based strategy game, Blokus follows very simple rules. Each player starts with 21 polyominoes, shapes consisting of one to five squares. Each player places his/her pieces on the board in turn, with the purpose of placing a maximum number of pieces on the board. There is one essential constraint: the pieces of the same color must touch each other by one or more angles, but must never touch at an edge. Players must invoke a clever strategy to extend their territory, all the while attempting to block an opponents' path. But remember, each piece is different and every move can be decisive! Thanks to the simplicity of its rules, Blokus appeals to a very wide audience. Children from age five grasp it very quickly; but thanks to its infinite strategic dimension, Blokus also appeals to communities of the most advanced strategy players, who often compare the game to Chess or Go. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Game News :: home page |