6x5

6x5

Designer: Pierre Canuel
Type: Abstract, Tile
Languages: English, French Status: Free
BGG entry: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/25220
Available from: http://www.substantiel.net/jeux/pages_jeux/USpresent6x5.html

6x5 is an abstract version of Xochintlan, released earlier on Pierre Canuel's website. The earlier one used square tiles with an Aztec background, the later one uses colored hexagons.

Why hexagons? Playing with 6 sided shapes increases the possibilites of patterns of 5 elements, and moreover (as the experiments have showned) multiplies the playing fun by an average of 1.5 on the Richter's scale.

As in Xochintlan, each player must realize a pattern of 5 elements, using the very same building items and at the very same place on the playing area. All the patterns being slightly similar, there's a great chance that you're helping your opponent as well while you're trying to realize your own pattern.

Yet 6x5 is a bit different from its older brother. It offers more variants, and introduces a new system using pawns to spot the last tile played by each player.