Tantrix Rules

Tantrix has the advantage of being able to be played alone or with others. The game can also be played in many ways: You can complete a puzzle, form specific shapes,or take up a challenge.

Content

56 double-sided tiles :

• On the face: links that are colored green, red, yellow and blue.
• On the back side: a number in 5 different colors.

The Main Rule

Tiles, when laid side by side, must be connected by a link of the same color.

Solo Play

Discovery Puzzle

Goal

Make a loop of any shape with links of the same color.

Preparation

Use the tiles numbered from 1 to 30.

How to Play

• Form a loop with a set number of tiles.
• Start with tiles 1 to 3.
• With each color added, the loop will be broken and its color changes.
• The color of the number of the last added tile defines the color of the new loop.
• After the 10th tile is placed, you don’t have to break a loop to form a new one.

Rainbow Puzzle

Goal

Solve the 5 puzzles.

Preparation

• Use all the tiles.
• Form several stacks of the same number color.
  

How to Play

Tantrix Solitaire

Goal

Use all the tiles to form a red line or a red loop.

Preparation

• Mix the tiles.
• On the table, make several piles with the tiles, number side up.

How to Play

• Draw the tiles one by one and try to connect them.
• If a tile can fill a Forced space, it must be placed.
  • A Forced space is an empty space surrounded by at least 3 tiles.
    

Tantrix Gobble

Goal

Place all the tiles.

Preparation

Put all the tiles in a bag.

How to Play

• At the start of the game, draw 2 tiles.
• Place them on the table so that the colors are connected.
• Draw 1 tile and try to connect it to the 2 tiles on the table and so on.
• Important! You must always try to connect the drawn tile to the 2 tiles already on the table.
• All colors must be connected.
• If the tile cannot be connected, it is set aside to form the discard pile.
• If you manage to fill a Forced or Gobble space, you can take the top tile from the discard pile and play or put it back in the bag.
  

Multiple Player Games

Tantrix Gobbles for 2 to 6 Players

Goal

Be the first to get rid of all your tiles.

Preparation

• Place 2 tiles on the table and connect their colors.
• Deal, face up, an equal number of tiles to each player.
• The remaining tiles will be put away.
  

How to Play

• Players will attempt to connect one of the tiles in their hand with the tiles on the table.
• There are no turns, it’s all about speed.
• A tile can only be placed if it is connected to 2 tiles on the table.
• A player who manages to fill a Forced space announces “Gobble” and gives up one of their tiles to an opponent.
• A Double Gobble is an empty space surrounded by 4 tiles.
• If a player manages to fill a Double Gobble, they give up 2 tiles to the opponent of their choice.
  

The Strategy Game for 2 to 4 Players

Goal

Create the longest loop or line in the color of your choice.

Setup

• You can play as a team or individually.
• Each player or each team chooses a color.
• Put all 56 tiles in the bag and draw 6 per player.
• Each player must always have 6 tiles in their hand. Each tile placed must be replaced with another.
• Place each of the 6 tiles, face up, on the table.
• Each player draws 1 tile from the bag.
• The player with the highest tile number starts the game.
• Play moves clockwise.
  

How to Play

• The first player will place a tile from their hand on the table.
• To replace the placed tile, they will draw a new one which they will add to their hand.
• The next player will proceed in the same way by trying to connect the tiles and so on.
  

Forced Spaces

As soon as a Forced space appears, the course of the game changes.
When that happens, a player’s turn has 3 steps:

• Step 1: Fill Forced spaces
  As long as you can fill Forced spaces, you must do so.
• Step 2: Free move
  You can freely place one of your tiles.
• Step 3: again, fill in the Forced spaces.
  

The 3 Restrictions

• A tile can be played freely, provided that the following 3 restrictions are respected:

1. Do not create a Forced space connected to 3 links of the same color. (Example: each tile can be connected to the Forced space by a yellow link.)
2. Do not create a Double Gobble.
3. Do not place your tiles along a controlled space:

– An alignment of tiles ends with a Forced space.
– By placing tiles along this alignment, you risk creating a Double Gobble.
– It is then forbidden to place tiles there.

• Once the bag is empty, the restrictions are lifted.

End of the Game

• The game ends as soon as a player places their last tile.
• The points are counted as follows:

– Each tile making up the longest line earns 1 point.
– Each tile making up the longest loop earns2 points.