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2011 Ranked #12,420

Paletto

Abstract removal game has players take colored stones while preserving a single connected grid, seeking all six of one color or the final stone. Limited open sides make each removal reshape which future moves remain legal.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Set Collection Category: Combinatorial

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

6+

Complexity

1.75/5

Rating

6.79

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In Paletto, players in compliance of some easy rules remove stones in different colours from a 6x6 square grid board. There are 6 pieces of each of 6 color.

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In Paletto, players in compliance of some easy rules remove stones in different colours from a 6x6 square grid board. There are 6 pieces of each of 6 color. All 36 playing pieces are placed on the gameboard such that same-colored pieces do not touch horizontally or vertically. The game is won by the player who either takes all 6 pieces of any color or whoever takes the last piece from the board. By turn, the players remove stones. Only stones with at least two vacant sides can be removed, and all remaining stones must still be orthogonally connected. Paletto is a derivative of Keks by the same designer.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–3
Play time
15 min
Age
6+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Dieter Stein

Artists

1
Ludwig Gerhards

Publishers

1
Clemens Gerhards

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