Blankout

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.1

Scales well

Strategy 4.7

Deep strategy

Control 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Blankout offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The availability of expansions adds to the replay value, providing new content and gameplay elements. The game also offers deep strategic possibilities, allowing players to improve their strategy over time. The player interaction score is average, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While the game may not be the easiest to learn, it still offers a good balance between ease of learning and depth. Overall, Blankout has a strong replayability score of 8.05.

Luck profile

Blankout has a moderate level of luck. While random elements like dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a balanced role.

Overview

Blankout is a roll-and-write game where players compete to fill up a grid with tetromino shapes. Last person to able to fit a tetromino into their grid is the winner! A d6 always determines which shape a player will use. At the start of the game, a player will use one of the "Starting Shapes." The only rule here is one of the squares must overlap the center of the grid. All subsequent rolls and placements will use "Playing Shapes." The only rule is that a new shape has to touch (not overlap) at least one square with one already in the grid. Shapes may be rotated or flipped to fit a spot.

Mechanism

2

Dice Rolling Paper-and-Pencil

Family

1

Crowdfunding: Kickstarter

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Credits

Designers

1

Alexander Shen

Publishers

1

(Self-Published)

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