2020Michal Mikeš, Jan Soukal, Adam Španěl
- Videos
- 79
- Creators
- 63
1 - 4 players20 - 40 minLight weight

2025Patrik Chleboun, Jan Soukal
Mostly reviews. Square One is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 11 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, and 1 recorded sessions.
From BoardGameGeek
Square One is an engine-building strategy game, similar to its predecessor Project L. Its easy-to-learn yet hard-to-master mechanics offer high replayability for the whole family. In Square One is players match tiles with patterns to pattern cards on the board. Build more patterns and make more combos to earn points. The person who completes all their patterns first, wins the game. -description from the publisher
Square One has 16 videos from 11 creators: 11 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides and 1 playthrough. They date from 2024 to August 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Project L: Square One - Tutorial & Playthrough" by Gaming Rules!, which runs 53 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Project L: Square One Review - Polyomino...Or Polyominot?" by BoardGameCo. 10 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Full Game, 4 Players || SQUARE ONE" by BoardGameBarrister.
If you like it, try Project L, Project L: Finesse, Space Race and Project L: Ghost Piece, also by Jan Soukal.
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2020Michal Mikeš, Jan Soukal, Adam Španěl
1 - 4 players20 - 40 minLight weight
2021Filip Daňhel, Michal Mikeš, Martin Řehořík, Jan Soukal
1 - 4 players20 - 40 minMedium weight
2021Michal Mikeš, Martin Řehořík, Jan Soukal
1 - 5 players45 - 90 minHeavy weight
2021Michal Mikeš, Jan Soukal
1 - 6 players20 - 40 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Square One is an engine-building strategy game, similar to its predecessor Project L. Its easy-to-learn yet hard-to-master mechanics offer high replayability for the whole family. In Square One is players match tiles with patterns to pattern cards on the board. Build more patterns and make more combos to earn points. The person who completes all their patterns first, wins the game. -description from the publisher
Designers
Patrik Chleboun, Jan Soukal
Artists
Marek Loskot, Pavel Richter
Publisher
Boardcubator
Categories
Mechanics