Quarto (board game)

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Quarto (board game)

Quarto*** is a board game for two players invented by Swiss mathematician Blaise Muller. It is published and copyrighted by Gigamic.

The game is played on a 4×4 board. There are 16 unique pieces to play with, each of which is either: tall or short; red or blue (or a different pair of colors, e.g. light- or dark-stained wood); square or circular; and hollow-top or solid-top.

Players take turns choosing a piece which the other player must then place on the board. A player wins by placing a piece on the board which forms a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row of four pieces, all of which have a common attribute (all short, all circular, etc.). A variant rule included in many editions gives a second way to win by placing four matching pieces in a 2×2 square.

Quarto* is distinctive in that there is only one set of common pieces, rather than a set for one player and a different set for the other. It is therefore an [[impartial-game]].

Awards * Dé d’Or des Créateurs de Jeux 1989 – Paris, France * Oscar du Jouet – Toy Oscar 1992 – Paris, France * Jouet de l'année – Game of the Year 1992 – Brussels * Super As d'Or Festival International des Jeux – Super Golden Ace 1992 – Cannes, France * Toy Award 1992 – Benelux * Spiel des Jahres – Game of the Year 1993 nominee – Germany * Gioco Dell'anno – Game of the Year 1993 – Italy * Speelgoed Vant Jaar – Game of the year 1993 – Netherlands * Mensa Select Top 5 Best Games 1993 – US * Parent's Choice Gold Award 1993 – US * Best Bet of the Canadian Toy Testing Council 1994 – Canada * Prix d'Excellence des Consommateurs – Consumer's Toy Award 1994 – Quebec, Canada Games Magazine* "Games 100 Selection" 1995 – US Games Magazine* "Games 100 Selection" 1996 – US Games Magazine* "Games 100 Selection" 1997 – US * Game of the Year 2004 – Finland * Parent's Choice Top 25 games in 25 years 2004 – US

References ## External links * * [Quarto (against the computer)](https://quarto.deprez.ca/en/) [Quarto (multi-player)](http://quarto.lifeishao.com/) at Lifeishao.com [414298141056 Quarto Draws Suffice!](http://mathpages.com/home/kmath352.htm) at MathPages * [Program for calculating optimal moves](https://sourceforge.net/projects/quarto-solver) at SourceForge * [Official website :](http://en.gigamic.com/game/quarto-classic)