The best games of the Qwirkle series⎇ 2026

The abstract game of Qwirkle unfolds with 108 wooden blocks, each featuring six different shapes in six distinct colors. Unlike traditional board games, there is no designated board; players utilize any available flat surface.

The Qwirkle Big Box includes the base game and two expansions: Qwirkle Select and Qwirkle Connect. Qwirkle Select adds a strategic element with powerful star tiles that allow players to take a tile off the board and add it to their hand. Qwirkle Connect introduces bonus scoring opportunities, requiring keen observation and the right tiles to maximize points.

Qwirkle Dice is a continuation of Qwirkle, where the goal remains the same: create lines and columns that match either in color or symbol to score points. Players roll as many dice from their hand as they wish, create lines, and draw replacement dice. The game continues until there are no more dice in the reserve and one player has placed all their dice, earning a six-point bonus, with the player having the most points declared the winner.

Gameplay resembles Rummikub, with players placing card styles from their hands onto the table and possibly rearranging them to form new sets. Players start with nine cards from a 108-card deck, where each card displays a colored symbol that appears three times in each of six colors. The objective is to create Qwirkles, which consist of six cards either of one symbol in different colors or one color with different symbols. The game continues until the deck is empty, and the player with the most Qwirkles at the end wins.

Qwirkle Expansion 1 includes two expansions for the abstract strategy game Qwirkle: Qwirkle Select and Qwirkle Connect. Qwirkle Select adds a strategic element with powerful star stones that allow players to take a tile off the board and into their hand. Qwirkle Connect introduces bonus scoring opportunities that require keen observation and the right tiles to maximize points.