The game also has an advanced variant that allows for a player to also win by placing matching pieces in a 2×2 square. The object is to get four pieces in a row that each share one of the game’s characteristics. Game Experience: Rule 4. You have one move at a time, not a place the piece move followed by a chose a piece move. IE, whenever you place a piece, you should already know there is at least one piece available that you can give that cannot win. It is disheartening to realize that your placement set up both lights and darks, or that it set up both circles and hollows (and the only pieces left are either circular or hollow).

With a brush or a piece of cloth, apply some boiled linseed oil (buy it already boiled, as boiling it yourself would require some high precautions and a couple of hours of your precious time) and let it "dry" (it does not actually dry, but hardens through an oxydation process... For our project, though, it will be enough to consider it as drying time without getting into more detail). Caution : if you apply linseed oil with a piece of cloth, you have to wash it afterwards, as its oxidation on cloth rag may in some cases cause it to catch fire. However there is nothing to worry about, as long as you do take care : I have used linseed oil for over 13 years and never had any problem. This game has another way to catch you out too; forget to shout “QUARTO” when you synch that sweet fourth spot, and your tactics will be for nothing. Why? Because your opponent gets to steal your victory for themselves as punishment for your forgetfulness! This is a prime coffee-table game: gorgeous pieces with no words or symbols anywhere. All sixteen pieces are beautiful natural wood in dark and light shades, and every piece is unique. There’s a canvas bag to store them in, and a very simple wooden board. With a 5/8" bit, drill each of these points. It only has to be deep enough to underline the places where the game pieces go : it is not even necessary to drill (you could just draw or paint small circles), but I find it gives a nice optical effect, especially if you let the bit slightly burn the wood, for more contrast.Now, I always make silly mistakes in this game which cost me dearly – and not just failing to spot a win! I can’t seem to see the patterns as they begin to emerge, and that is my husband’s chance to zip in and snooker me. For him, the advanced mode is the sweet spot, and that just gives me another excuse to blame when I lose to him! As mentioned in the components section, the traits are: dark or light color, tall or short, round or square, solid or hollow. If a player places a fourth piece and doesn’t see the match, on their opponents turn they can call out the match and win. That player places the piece on any square on the board; he must then choose one of the 15 pieces remaining and give it to his opponent. - In his turn, that player places the piece on a empty square, and so on... On your turn, you place a piece in any open spot on the board. Your goal is to make a line of four pieces – horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. To make a line, all four pieces must share at least one attribute: height, color, shape, or presence of a “hole”. This combination of four attributes means every one of the sixteen pieces is entirely unique. Tall or Short Light or Dark Square or Circle Solid or Hole

For example: Create on the board a line of 4 pieces of the same color. (just one feature chosen). Variation For Advanced PlayersOK. Long winded to get to the point of saying "I don't know a winning strategy." But in a nutshell, 2 tenants that I play by: