Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Teachability
2.4/5
Harder to teach
Replay value
4.0/5
High replayability
Interaction
3.7/5
Highly interactive
Player scaling
4.0/5
Scales well
Strategic depth
4.5/5
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Twigs is a tile-laying game that uses polytwigs of 5 segments called ‘pentatwigs’. There are 12 different pentatwigs (discarding symmetries).
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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Twigs is a tile-laying game that uses polytwigs of 5 segments called ‘pentatwigs’. There are 12 different pentatwigs (discarding symmetries). Players alternate turns placing one of their pentatwigs according to some simple rules, trying to enclose as many areas as possible. You can also play 3 or 4 players with the Twigs: 4 players expansion.