Blokus

Blokus is a fun game of shapes. It reminds me of Tetris. The goal is to get as many of your pieces on the board as you can. You have a variety of shapes to choose from ranging from a one cube piece up to several 5 cube pieces. Your pieces can only touch at an angle and cannot be flush with another of your pieces. You take turns placing your pieces and trying to get through the other players' play area as well as blocking people from playing in yours. This game is best with 4 people but there are 2 and 3 player variations. Average play time is about 20 minutes. Easy to learn, fast to play! You'll be hooked after the first time. There is also a travel 2 person version available as well as Trigon (which uses triangles instead of squares), a 3-D veresion, and you can play online as well.