Quadrago
Quadrago Rulebook
Table of Contents
Starting
The game starts with an empty game board. Decide color of each player and who goes first.
Object
The object is to get four wooden beads in a row before your opponent does.
Playing
Players take turns at placing a wooden bead on any bar. The mind twisting part of Quadrago is that each player also has the option to twist the middle 90 degrees (one "notch"), clockwise or counter clockwise, as part of each turn. A 180 degree (double "notch") twist is not allowed.
The twist is critical to create winning positions in Quadrago.
Winning
The first player to create a row of four wooden beads wins, which can occur vertically, horizontally or diagonally, anywhere on the board on any level, row, column or plane, including a double diagonal, which is a row that is diagonal both top-to-botton and corner-to-corner.
Learning
You can practice your skills by playing Quadrago without the twist to get the hang of the three dimensional nature of Quadrago. You just take turns placing the wooden beads anywhere and the first to get four in a row wins. You can also play out the entire board and count the most rows of four as the winner. This will really help you understand the three dimensional dynamics of Quadrago. Once you have a hang of the three dimensional thing, playing Quadrago with the twist is truly a challenging task.