Quinque
There's only one Skydiving competition in the world where two teams race to form a connected line of 5 parachutists in the middle of free fall. After the starting jumpers make their leap, you'll have about 1 minutes to be the first to complete your line and claim victory.
This is Quinque!
Number of players: 2
Game duration: 7 mn
Complexity: 1 / 5
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No download necessary - play directly from your web browser.
With your friends and thousands of players from the whole world.
Free.
Rules summary
Quinque official English rules
Overview
- Each player has 18 parachutes of their colour.
- One player places a parachute on the first tile.
- Players take turns to:
- Mark a skydiver or move a tile.
- Optionally move a tile.
- The winner is the first player to make a line of five of their parachutes.
Game play
Mark a skydiver
- Choose a free skydiver on an already-played tile and put a parachute on their back.
- OR
- Add a new tile adjacent to an already placed one and add a parachute to one of the new tile's skydivers.
Move a tile
- Select a tile.
- Move the tile to any free space on a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line.
- All tiles must have edge connections.
- A tile cannot be moved if:
- One of its skydivers was marked in the same turn, or
- The tile is surrounded on all 4 edges.
- Tiles may not be rotated.
| # Parachutes | Move the tile | Row or column | Diagonal | Through other tiles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | adjacent position only | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 2 | any free position | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| 3 | any free position | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | any free position | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Game end
Win
- The active player immediately wins if five of their own skydivers are aligned.
- Horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Tie
- Both players are out of parachutes.
