Tantrix
Sign in to saveTantrix is a hexagonal tile-based abstract game invented by Mike McManaway from New Zealand. Each of the 56 different tiles in the set contains three lines, going from one edge of the tile to another. No two lines on a tile have the same colour. There are four colours in the set: red, yellow, blue, and green. No two tiles are identical, and each is individually numbered from 1 through 56.
Key facts
- Game.subject_name
- Tantrix
- Game.image_link
- 200px|Tantrix
- Game.image_caption
- Players place hexagonal tiles to create the longest line or loop.
- Game.players
- 1–4
- Game.setup_time
- 1 minute
- Game.playing_time
- 30 minutes
- Game.random_chance
- Medium
- Game.skills
- Strategic thought
- Game.date
- 1988 <!--
- Game.ages
- 8+ --> <!--
- Game.complexity
- Low --> <!--
- Game.strategy
- High -->
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.tantrix.com
- Image
- Essen08 - Tantrix.jpg
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- Online play
- Face-to-face play
- History
- Tileset
- See also
- Notes
- External links
Tantrix is a hexagonal tile-based abstract game invented by Mike McManaway from New Zealand. Each of the 56 different tiles in the set contains three lines, going from one edge of the tile to another. No two lines on a tile have the same colour. There are four colours in the set: red, yellow, blue, and green. No two tiles are identical, and each is individually numbered from 1 through 56.
==Gameplay== In the multiplayer version of the game, each player chooses a colour, so there are between two and four players. Each draws one tile from the bag, and the person who draws the highest number goes first.