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Aug 5, 2026·How to play·05:42·100·Watch on YouTube

Bobail is a nice little abstract strategy game inspired by the 70s classic Neutron by Robert Kraus

NewVenture Games

NewVenture Games

Watch “Bobail is a nice little abstract strategy game inspired by the 70s classic Neutron by Robert Kraus,” a how-to-play guide for Bobail on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by NewVenture Games on YouTube:

A fun variant of Robert Kraus's classic Neutron board game: https://newventuregames.com/products/bobail Its African origins are questionable, but the challenge remains. Bobail is a fine time for fans of abstract strategy games, and makes a great travel game in our Peg Pastimes format. Click here for "How To Play" game videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcuNwI2XUBfCzIi7hLxvAI2cvkX1ayxlM&si=WdGUFVuYBZ-8M3vA Click here for Game History videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcuNwI2XUBfBp6oQ1_pMfqqA4EKNWkb4S&si=zcXatv5D9Uz03qRP ...and be sure to visit us elsewhere: https://newventuregames.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/NewVentureGames Learn more about the game at BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439956/bobail #boardgames #familygames #gamehistory #ancientgames #vintagegames #tabletop #newventure #howtoplay

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Bobail

Bobail

2019

2 players
0 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Bobail, from BoardGameGeek:

Bobail is a two-player strategy board game played on a square board with a 5x5 grid. Each player has five tokens of different colors that start on the baseline of the board closest to them. A single token of a third color called the Bobail starts in the center of the board. To win, either surround the Bobail or move it to your baseline. On a turn, a player does these two actions in this order: Move the Bobail: Move it one square in any direction; if you can't move it, you lose (because the other player has surrounded it). Move one of your tokens: Move it any direction to the furthest square possible without leaping over other tokens. On the first turn, the starting player skips the Bobail move.

Publisher

Le Délirant

Categories

Abstract Strategy

Mechanics

Grid Movement
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