Vagabondo (1979)

About this game

This game, from the makers of Mastermind, challenges players to place pentomino-style tiles of various sizes and shapes onto a grid in such a way that they always touch pieces of an opposing color but do not touch pieces of their own color. There are different rules for the two-player/four-player partnership game and the three-to-six-player game, allowing for more players than usual for an abstract strategy game to play.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 6.
• Rules load. At 1.5/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.