Saturday, July 23, 2022

Quixo ~ A Timberdoodle Review

 Quixo is a strategy game where players must carefully consider every move but also have the foresight to anticipate their opponents subsequent possible moves. Players take cubes from the outer perimeter of the board and place them on the opposite end of the row. This will then slid the whole row down creating a new surface game pattern. The game can be played by 2-4 players. I found that the game is most suitable for 2 players. Quixo is part of the 2022 Fourth-Grade Curriculum Kit and is intended for ages 8 and above. The game only takes about 10-15 minutes to play. 


What is included in the game:
  • Round wooden game board
  • 25 pyrographed wooden cubes
  • Cloth drawstring bag
  • Game Rules

Before the game begins players decide who will play "X's" and who will play "O's." 


At the beginning of the game all cubes are placed with a blank side facing up on the board. 
To begin the game lets say "X" is going to play first. "X" can only pick up a cube from the outer perimeter that has an "X" showing or that is blank. They would then pick up one of those two options and place the cube with the "X" facing up opposite from where it was taken from. 
This would then make the whole row slide down. The player would now have an "X" on the game board. Next, "O" would play. This would go back and forth until either "X" or "O" has 5 in a row or diagonal for the win! I will say that there were times when the game came to an end with no winners. 


The wooden game board and cubes are definitely made to last. 


My daughter was quite proud of herself when she WON the first time we played. 


Look at that smile of victory. 


My mother LOVES playing games. Whenever she comes over and I have a new game that I am reviewing she is always excited to play. She always asks me to tell her in a nutshell what the game is about. I told her Quixo was basically a big kid/adult version of tic tac toe. 



Quixo is a game that is easy to learn how to play and doesn't take long to play.
These two things that my teens liked about the game. 


Quixo can be played with up to 4 players. With 4 players you have 2 teams. 
You can either decide together with your teammate what your next move
will be or you can alternate with your teammate making moves. 



Click to purchase Quixo for your next family gathering, as part of your upcoming 
homeschool curriculum purchase, for the important 60+ loved ones in your life,
 a gift, or for your classroom. Our family is enjoying playing Quixo. 
I would absolutely recommend the game to others. 

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