How to play
How to play Qwirkle
Step-by-step Qwirkle for a first table, including what the Tilehaus interface expects you to click.
Good to know
- The bag contains 108 blocks: six colors, six shapes, three of each combination.
- Susan McKinley Ross designed Qwirkle; it won the 2011 Spiel des Jahres.
- A legal line is all one color with different shapes, or all one shape with different colors, and at most six tiles long.
Before the first tile
Open the Qwirkle table. Choose seat count 2–4. For a first game, enable bots so empty seats still draw and discard on time.
Start at the origin
The first tile may be placed at the center. Later tiles must touch the existing grid orthogonally.
Deny the Qwirkle
Leaving a five-tile line open often gifts an opponent 12 points. Prefer lines you can finish yourself.
Questions
How do you score a Qwirkle?
A line of six scores 6 for length plus 6 bonus, totaling 12, and may also score a crossing line.