Watch “Shobu - 3-Minute Unboxing,” a board game unboxing for SHŌBU from Family Meeple on BoardGameVideo.
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3-Minute Unboxing of Shobu from Smirk & Laughter Games.
Today we'll unbox Shobu designed by Jamie Sajdak and Manolis Vranas.
Shobu is an abstract strategy game originally published in 2019 that feels much older. Shobu is an extremely minimalistic game as far as components and comes with four wooden boards, a knot rope and some black and white stones. Players will move their stones in an attempt to push their opponent's stone off of one of the four boards first. If you enjoy abstract strategy games this is one to check out as it's fast and simple to learn.
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Mainly reviews. SHŌBU is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 27 reviews, 8 how-to-play guides, 6 recorded sessions, 5 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
2 players
15 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
About SHŌBU, from BoardGameGeek:
SHOBU is a beautifully crafted abstract strategy game for 2 players. The game features 4 square wood boards (2 of each color) and 16 natural river stones for each player, in two colors, with a rope dividing the play area in half.
Your turn is in two parts. First, a player may move one of their stones up to two spaces in any direction, including diagonally, in what is called a passive (or set up) move. Second, they take a more aggressive move, which must be the same direction and number of spaces as the first move. It is this second move that allows you to push stones across the board - or off the board's edge. Remove all four of your opponent's stones from just one of the four boards to win.
SHOBU evokes the feeling of GO or CHESS but provides its own unique challenge. It feels immediately familiar and yet is wholly distinct and engaging.
-description from publisher
