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Feb 23, 2024·How to play·03:42·5·Watch on YouTube

How to Play: Gobblet

Mike Summers

Mike Summers

Watch “How to Play: Gobblet,” a how-to-play guide for Gobblet from Mike Summers on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Mike Summers on YouTube:

A quick overview of the gameplay and rules for the abstract strategy (combinatorial) board game: Gobblet.

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Gobblet

Gobblet

2000·Thierry Denoual

2 players
20 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Gobblet, from BoardGameGeek:

Gobblet blends memory, strategy, and stacking into an abstract showdown of wits. Each player controls 12 nesting pieces in three sizes and takes turns placing or moving them on a 4×4 grid. The goal is simple: line up four of your own pieces in a row-but watch out! Bigger pieces can gobble smaller ones, hiding them (and potential threats) from view. What sets Gobblet apart is its memory mechanic: you must remember which pieces are hidden beneath others, because lifting the wrong one might reveal your opponent's victory line. It's a battle of foresight, bluffing, and board control. Often compared to Cover Up for its nesting and memory mechanics, Gobblet also shares DNA with Othello in its emphasis on spatial control and shifting board dynamics. Like Santorini, it invites forward-thinking and positional play, though Gobblet keeps its abstract roots with no theme-just pure tactical tension.

Designer

Thierry Denoual

Publisher

Blue Orange (EU)

Categories

Abstract Strategy

Mechanics

Pattern BuildingPattern Recognition
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Gobblet

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