2015Antoine Bauza, Bruno Cathala
- Videos
- 222
- Creators
- 71
2 players30 minMedium weight

2023Bruno Cathala
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Donuts is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 9 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, and 2 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
DONUTS, which was first playable as INSERT, is an abstract strategy game for two players in which you attempt align five rings of your color to win. To set up, arrange the four 3x3 tiles at random into a 6x6 grid. Each square of the grid has a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line on it. The first player places one of their rings on any unoccupied space, and the line in that space indicates the direction in which the opponent must place their ring: vertically, horizontally, or diagonally in line with the ring just placed. If the opponent can't place a ring in this direction because each square in this line is occupied, then the opponent can place a ring in any unoccupied square. If you manage to insert a ring between two rings owned by the opponent - whether by placing your X piece in a space like this O_O or in a space like this OXX_O - then you change those opposing rings to your color. If the board is full and no one has managed to create a row of five rings in their color, then the player with the largest orthogonally connected group of rings wins.
Donuts has 22 videos from 22 creators: 9 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 4 playthroughs and 2 unboxings. They date from 2021 to August 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play: Donuts" by Mike Summers, which runs 3 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "3 More Abstracts: with Tom and Zee" by The Dice Tower. 9 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Donuts, on explique et on joue" by Un Monde de jeux, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try 7 Wonders Duel, The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, Splendor Duel and Sea Salt & Paper, also by Bruno Cathala.
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2015Antoine Bauza, Bruno Cathala
2 players30 minMedium weight
2024Antoine Bauza, Bruno Cathala
2 players30 minMedium weight
2022Marc André, Bruno Cathala
2 players30 minMedium weight
2022Bruno Cathala, Théo Rivière
2 - 4 players30 - 45 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
DONUTS, which was first playable as INSERT, is an abstract strategy game for two players in which you attempt align five rings of your color to win. To set up, arrange the four 3x3 tiles at random into a 6x6 grid. Each square of the grid has a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line on it. The first player places one of their rings on any unoccupied space, and the line in that space indicates the direction in which the opponent must place their ring: vertically, horizontally, or diagonally in line with the ring just placed. If the opponent can't place a ring in this direction because each square in this line is occupied, then the opponent can place a ring in any unoccupied square. If you manage to insert a ring between two rings owned by the opponent - whether by placing your X piece in a space like this O_O or in a space like this OXX_O - then you change those opposing rings to your color. If the board is full and no one has managed to create a row of five rings in their color, then the player with the largest orthogonally connected group of rings wins.
Designer
Bruno Cathala
Artist
Philippe Nouhra
Publisher
Funforge
Categories
Mechanics