Lancelot (1985)

About this game

In this abstract strategy game, players take turns placing a single piece of their own color on the board. When you have N+2 pieces than the number of pieces of other players in that row or column, you take them as prisoners. This systems is some what similar of the more recent Kahuna, as "chain reactions" are quite the same. The game is totally abstract, but it works fine with any number of players (2-5). A crazier advanced mode allows players to consider even diagonals!

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 5.
• Rules load. At 2.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.