Boloko
(2009)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 6 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Roll / Spin and Move...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 20 |
| Minimum age: | 6 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | (Web published) |
| Designers: | Cameron Browne |
| Artists: | Cameron Browne |
| Mechanics: | Roll / Spin and Move |
Boloko is a backgammon variant played on a linear track that folds back on itself to form a 5x5 grid, with walls defining the corridor. Each player starts with ten pieces, with two pieces on each of the five spaces closest to their end of the board.
On a turn, a player rolls two six-sided dice, then uses the numbers rolled to move forward one or more pieces; if you roll doubles, you receive double movement, as if you had rolled four of that number. If you roll a 1, you can move a piece forward on the track like normal or move it over an adjacent wall so long as it moves toward the end of your track. If you land a piece on a lone opponent's piece, that piece is pinned until you move all of your pieces off of it.
If all of your pieces form a single connected group, with part of that group on the final space on your end of the track, you win.
Alternative names:
Boloko
Last Updated: 2025-08-14 10:31:12 UTC
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