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1990 Ranked #18,195

Ataxx

An abstract territory game has players move colored blobs across a grid and convert adjacent enemy blobs to their color. When the board fills, every conversion matters in the fight for the largest presence.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Enclosure Category: Combinatorial

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

2.22/5

Rating

6.08

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 3.5/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

User Summary Strategy game similar to several boardgames. Played on a 7x7 grid, you can move your color blobs.

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User Summary Strategy game similar to several boardgames. Played on a 7x7 grid, you can move your color blobs. If you end up adjacent to the other color, those blobs change to your color. Play until the board is full. The person with the most colored blobs wins. Hexxagon is a later similar game played on a hex grid. You can play against several AI opponents of varying difficulty. You get a certain number of moves per coin.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Complexity
2.2/5
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Credits

Designers

2
Dave Crummack Craig Galley

Publishers

4
Capcom Co., Ltd. Leland Corporation Virgin Mastertronic Wise Owl Software