Board game
Qwirkle
Qwirkle Deluxe
Designed by Susan McKinley Ross
MeepleMates notes for Qwirkle
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- Qwirkle is available as a public board game page on MeepleMates for group planning and collection tracking.
- Best with 4 player according to player poll data.
- BoardGameGeek average rating 6.77 and BGG rank #1083.
- Recommended player counts include 2, 3.
The abstract game of Qwirkle consists of 108 wooden blocks with six different shapes in six different colors. There is no board, players simply use an available flat surface.
Players begin the game with six blocks. The start player places blocks of a single matching attribute (color or shape but not both) on the table. Thereafter, a player adds blocks adjacent to at least one previously played block. The blocks must all be played in a line and match, without duplicates, either the color or shape of the previous block.
Players score one point for each block played plus all blocks adjacent. It is possible for a block to score in more than one direction. If a player completes a line containing all six shapes or colors, an additional six points are scored. The player then refills his hand to six blocks.
The game ends when the draw bag is depleted and one player plays all of his remaining blocks, earning a six point bonus. The player with the high score wins.
Mechanics
Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSquare GridTile Placement
Best with how many players
1
Not rec.
2
Recommended
3
Recommended
4
Best
4+
Not rec.
Community votes from BoardGameGeek
Language dependence
No necessary in-game text(64 of 64 votes)
Sub-rankings
- Abstract Game Rank#93
- Family Game Rank#360
Videos
BoardGameGeek6
Review1
Session1
Instructional3
Unboxing1
External data
Wikidata enrichment: 3 links · 2 facts · latest game data 07/26/2026.
Latest Wikidata run: ok · 08/08/2026.
Links
- Wikipedia (en)en.wikipedia.org
Source: WikidataUpdated 07/26/2026
- Wikidatawikidata.org
Source: WikidataUpdated 07/26/2026
- Imagecommons.wikimedia.org
Source: WikidataUpdated 07/26/2026






