Black Squares
(1975)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 14 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Paper-and-Pencil und Square Grid...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 120 |
| Minimum age: | 14 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books, Games and Puzzles (magazine) |
| Designers: | David Parlett, Harry Woollerton |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Paper-and-Pencil, Square Grid |
Designed by Harry Wollerton and refined by David Parlett, Black Squares is a pencil-and-paper (and pen-and-eraser) word game in which two players are filling in a crossword grid. However, players don't score points by creating words; they score points by identifying the locations of black squares.
Alternative names:
Black Squares
Last Updated: 2025-08-26 11:43:15 UTC
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