<p>The game is called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobblet" rel="nofollow"><strong>Gobblet</strong></a> (<a href="http://www.boardspace.net/gobblet/english/gobblet_rules.pdf" rel="nofollow">rules PDF</a>).</p>

<p>Players (2 only) alternate placing (and then shifting already placed) pieces on the board attempting to be first align 4 <em>gobblets</em> (ie pieces) in a row,  either horizontally ,vertically, or diagonally.</p>

<p>Players start with only the 3 largest pieces each, and larger pieces can <em>gobble-up</em> smaller ones (of either the opponent or it's own colour).</p>

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2014-08-18T18:01:06.393Z
I have never heard of Gobblet, but after viewing some pictures and reading about how it is played, I am beginning to think that Quarto is a derivative work and that maybe both games could be played with the same set of pieces.
Pow-Ian
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2014-08-19T01:00:10.677Z
Gobblet requires pieces which nest in order to work.  The pieces in the photo don't nest.  I have copies of both Gobblet and Quarto, and while they're both attractive wooden-pieced games they most definitely don't use the same pieces.
Argyle
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Forget I was ever here
<p>That looks like a set of <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarto_(board_game)">Quarto</a> to me. There are eight dark/eight light pieces, eight tall/eight short pieces, eight round/eight square pieces and eight pointed/eight flat pieces. Usually the fourth attribute is hollow/solid, but the game works in exactly the same way with pointed/flat.</p>

<p>To play the game start with all the pieces off the board, and the first player chooses a piece for the second to place. After it's placed, the second player chooses a piece for the first player to place. Play alternates in this way until a player places a piece that creates a set of four in a straight line that all share a characteristic (e.g. four round pieces in a row). The first player to make four in a row wins.</p>

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2014-08-19T01:36:56.173Z
Note that the color of the piece doesn't correspond to a player as you might instinctually think.  Both players choose from a common pool and color is just one of the characteristics.
Argyle
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2014-08-19T18:58:46.487Z
It's also a delightfully fun game. It's very quick to play, and you can go through quite a few rounds in an evening.
Simon Rose
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I'm presuming this is a custom or limited edition version. Probably custom. It's really really sweet looking.
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<p>Staying in an old farmhouse in France we have found this game.
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/6MEUE.jpg" alt="unknown game image 1">
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/M6vl3.jpg" alt="unknown game image 2">
There is a 4x4 board with 8 black and 8 white pieces. Does anyone know what this game is called and more importantly how to play it.</p>

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Identify board game on 4x4 board with 8 black and 8 white pieces
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# Identify board game on 4x4 board with 8 black and 8 white pieces

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-17)

Staying in an old farmhouse in France we have found this game.
![unknown game image 1](https://i.sstatic.net/6MEUE.jpg)
![unknown game image 2](https://i.sstatic.net/M6vl3.jpg)
There is a 4x4 board with 8 black and 8 white pieces. Does anyone know what this game is called and more importantly how to play it.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2014-08-18. Score: 17 | Accepted answer

That looks like a set of [Quarto](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarto_(board_game)) to me. There are eight dark/eight light pieces, eight tall/eight short pieces, eight round/eight square pieces and eight pointed/eight flat pieces. Usually the fourth attribute is hollow/solid, but the game works in exactly the same way with pointed/flat.

To play the game start with all the pieces off the board, and the first player chooses a piece for the second to place. After it's placed, the second player chooses a piece for the first player to place. Play alternates in this way until a player places a piece that creates a set of four in a straight line that all share a characteristic (e.g. four round pieces in a row). The first player to make four in a row wins.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Note that the color of the piece doesn't correspond to a player as you might instinctually think.  Both players choose from a common pool and color is just one of the characteristics.  
> **username_5**: It's also a delightfully fun game. It's very quick to play, and you can go through quite a few rounds in an evening.  
> **username_6**: I'm presuming this is a custom or limited edition version. Probably custom. It's really really sweet looking.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-17. Score: 2

The game is called [**Gobblet**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobblet) ([rules PDF](http://www.boardspace.net/gobblet/english/gobblet_rules.pdf)).

Players (2 only) alternate placing (and then shifting already placed) pieces on the board attempting to be first align 4 *gobblets* (ie pieces) in a row, either horizontally ,vertically, or diagonally.

Players start with only the 3 largest pieces each, and larger pieces can *gobble-up* smaller ones (of either the opponent or it's own colour).

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I have never heard of Gobblet, but after viewing some pictures and reading about how it is played, I am beginning to think that Quarto is a derivative work and that maybe both games could be played with the same set of pieces.  
> **username_3**: Gobblet requires pieces which nest in order to work.  The pieces in the photo don't nest.  I have copies of both Gobblet and Quarto, and while they're both attractive wooden-pieced games they most definitely don't use the same pieces.  

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