Resolve
2020Alek Erickson
2 players
2 - 200 min
From BoardGameGeek
Resolve is a connection game for two players, Black and White, with sufficient black and white stones. Starting with Black, players take turns placing and swapping stones on the intersecting points of a square grid (with side lengths of either 5, 9, 13, or 19) which is initially empty. Passing is forbidden. Same-colored stones with orthogonal adjacency are connected. The game is over when a player wins by connecting their designated sides of the board with a single group of connected stones of their color, at any time during their turn or their opponent's turn. Cutting stones are four stones in the following generic crosscut configuration: OX XO On your turn, place a stone of your color on an empty point, if possible. If that created a crosscut, swap the placed stone with different adjacent enemy stones that share a crosscut with it, until that stone is no longer part of a crosscut. If you haven't placed a stone this turn, then instead choose a friendly stone in a crosscut and resolve as above. -description from the designer
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Which Resolve video should I watch?
Resolve has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from 2024 to August 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "How to play the game of Resolve" by Alek Erickson, which runs 3 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "What’s New to BGA – Resolve" by Digital Board Gamer.
If you like it, try Trike, also by Alek Erickson, or Tak, Pacific Rails Inc. and Food Chain Island, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Resolve
From BoardGameGeek:
Resolve is a connection game for two players, Black and White, with sufficient black and white stones. Starting with Black, players take turns placing and swapping stones on the intersecting points of a square grid (with side lengths of either 5, 9, 13, or 19) which is initially empty. Passing is forbidden. Same-colored stones with orthogonal adjacency are connected. The game is over when a player wins by connecting their designated sides of the board with a single group of connected stones of their color, at any time during their turn or their opponent's turn. Cutting stones are four stones in the following generic crosscut configuration: OX XO On your turn, place a stone of your color on an empty point, if possible. If that created a crosscut, swap the placed stone with different adjacent enemy stones that share a crosscut with it, until that stone is no longer part of a crosscut. If you haven't placed a stone this turn, then instead choose a friendly stone in a crosscut and resolve as above. -description from the designer
Designer
Alek Erickson
Publisher
Self-published
Categories
Mechanics
Network and Route BuildingGrid Movement