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Technical Details
| Item Weight | 898 g |
| Product Dimensions | 30.6 x 30.4 x 6.8 cm |
| Manufacturer recommended age: | 7 years and up |
| Item model number | BOX-01644 |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B003CLOI84 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 57,101 in Toys & Games (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 898 g |
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| Date First Available | 16 Mar 2010 |
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Once in a while a board game arrives that combines complete simplicity with brilliant game design – welcome to Callisto. Callisto will have everyone in your family enthralled, from young to old. It's very easy to learn (just one small page of rules), but uses strategic skills, dexterity and a bit of luck to master. The game was designed by the world's most accomplished game inventor, Reiner Knizia. He has won major international board game awards, including the most influential, the Spiel des Jahr in Germany, 2008.
Object of the Game
The object of the game is to get rid of all of your coloured tiles onto the game board. Each tile you place must always be positioned next to another tile (or pillar) of your colour. When placing your tiles you don’t just want to cover the most area, you'll want to block other players from doing so too. Any tiles left unplaced at the end of the game score points based on their size and the player with the lowest number of points wins the game.
How to Play
Before starting you must each choose a tile colour and take all 18 tiles and 3 pillars of your colour. Place the appropriate background (based on number of players) into the bottom of the transparent board. Start off by each placing two pillars onto the board. You can then start taking in turns to place your tiles - using the pillars as a starting point to build around. There are only two rules for placement of tiles:
Rule 1:Tiles must either be placed next to a pillar or another piece of the same colour (side to side, not corner to corner).
Rule 2: In a 2 or 3 player game, players may not place tiles covering any part of the darker outer area (placement of tiles on the darker centre section is allowed).
Your 3rd pillar can be placed on any turn and can be very useful later in the game should other players block you in. Play finishes when nobody can play any more pieces on the board. At this point add up the number of dots on each player’s remaining tiles to establish scores; the lowest points total wins that game. Play as many games as there are players and the person with the lowest overall score is the winner.
Product Description
Once in a while a board game arrives that combines complete simplicity with brilliant game design - welcome to Callisto. Callisto will have everyone in your family enthralled, from young to old. It's very easy to learn (just one small page of rules), but uses strategic skills, dexterity and a bit of luck to master. The game was designed by the world's most accomplished game inventor, Reiner Knizia. He has won major international board game awards, including the most influential, the Spiel des Jahr in Germany, 2008.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Jack London
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5.0 out of 5 stars
really enjoyed Reiner Knitzia's previous games like Lord of the Rings and the fantastic Ingenious (which I keep playing on my I-phone now!) I wondered if Callisto would equal them. No problem. Callisto is another terrific game from this master of gamesmanship and we have been playing it over and over again. As always it is pretty simple to get to grips with and then you are hooked. Reiner has done it again!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is an absolutely brilliant game that is outrageously addictive.
It can be played by 2-4 players, aged from about eight upwards.
Each player chooses one colour, then takes 18 pieces of various shapes (they look like the pieces in Tetris) and three columns of that colour.
The game begins by each player placing two of their columns somewhere on the board. They then take it in turns and have to fit as many of their coloured pieces onto the board as possible, connecting them to at least one side of one of their columns at first, and then to any avaiable piece in their colour. The idea is to fill as much of the board with your colour as possible.
The third column can be added at any time and players can then work from that column too.
The person with the most pieces left (in terms of surface area) loses.
It might sound a bit dull, but the logic involved in deciding when to use your third column (if at all) and which shaped pieces to place in which direction as you battle your strategic brain against your opponent's (or opponents') make it utterly compulsive.
If you like electronic games like Tetris or Bejewelled, or logic games like sudoku and kakuro, this will be right up your street.
And if you have a kid with a knack for maths, I think this would really entertain them and stretch their brain.
Or it makes a great Christmas game for the family.
It can be played by 2-4 players, aged from about eight upwards.
Each player chooses one colour, then takes 18 pieces of various shapes (they look like the pieces in Tetris) and three columns of that colour.
The game begins by each player placing two of their columns somewhere on the board. They then take it in turns and have to fit as many of their coloured pieces onto the board as possible, connecting them to at least one side of one of their columns at first, and then to any avaiable piece in their colour. The idea is to fill as much of the board with your colour as possible.
The third column can be added at any time and players can then work from that column too.
The person with the most pieces left (in terms of surface area) loses.
It might sound a bit dull, but the logic involved in deciding when to use your third column (if at all) and which shaped pieces to place in which direction as you battle your strategic brain against your opponent's (or opponents') make it utterly compulsive.
If you like electronic games like Tetris or Bejewelled, or logic games like sudoku and kakuro, this will be right up your street.
And if you have a kid with a knack for maths, I think this would really entertain them and stretch their brain.
Or it makes a great Christmas game for the family.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A.M.Boughey
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A simple but competitive strategy game not unlike Blokus, for 2, 3 or 4 players.
The plastic board with raised dots and easy piece placement has templates depending on the number of players, that slip under the board.
Each player gets 3 pillars and an assortment of shaped tiles, and like Blokus your objective is get rid of your pieces, while blocking other players from doing the same. The main difference is the 3 pillars, as you start outward from each pillar, giving more chances and less likelihood of having your game end, especially if other players "gang up" on you.
The game play is quick and straightforward, although thinking ahead and strategy is required, so for kids they need to be probably 7 and up as the game states. My six year old managed it, but he is used to Blokus and chess, and didn't find it too big a leap.
It's nice to have a game that's easy to set up, relatively quick to play.
Well constructed, and encourages cognitive thought and forward thinking, so I scored it 4 stars in each category.
The plastic board with raised dots and easy piece placement has templates depending on the number of players, that slip under the board.
Each player gets 3 pillars and an assortment of shaped tiles, and like Blokus your objective is get rid of your pieces, while blocking other players from doing the same. The main difference is the 3 pillars, as you start outward from each pillar, giving more chances and less likelihood of having your game end, especially if other players "gang up" on you.
The game play is quick and straightforward, although thinking ahead and strategy is required, so for kids they need to be probably 7 and up as the game states. My six year old managed it, but he is used to Blokus and chess, and didn't find it too big a leap.
It's nice to have a game that's easy to set up, relatively quick to play.
Well constructed, and encourages cognitive thought and forward thinking, so I scored it 4 stars in each category.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great fun - they obviously played it a lot when they made it
Many games say 2 to 4 players but it usually works best with a certain number. This includes different templates for different numbers of players so that the gameplay is perfect... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jim Hobday
2.0 out of 5 stars
Average entertainment
Bought this as a contender to Blokus Blokus (Classic), which our children really enjoy.
It's a variation on the theme, but has different playing arenas (easily changed)... Read more
It's a variation on the theme, but has different playing arenas (easily changed)... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Bristly Badger
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent game
This is an excellent game. We bought it a year ago when our children were 6 and 8; it is great for adults and children and really fun to play. Read more
Published 11 months ago by BM
5.0 out of 5 stars
It was a hit in our family!
Callisto is one of those rare games (rather like dominoes, scrabble or Othello and some of the other classics) where the rules are simple, so almost all ages can play, and yet the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by S. Diment
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great game
I really love this game. I have a collection of about 70 board games so I'm a bit of a nerd. This is a game, however, that you do not have to be a nerd to have and to play. Read more
Published 15 months ago by K. Mcnulty
5.0 out of 5 stars
simplemente genial
Desde que lo compre ni se sabe de las veces que hemos jugado, esta muy bien, aunque en la caja pone que la edad es para 8 años, mi hijo de 5 años juega muy bien,... Read more
Published 15 months ago by elena
4.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely a winner!
This game was an instant success with my niece and nephews, whose ages vary from 6 to 16. The rules are simple enough for a single explanation to suffice, with even the youngest... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Steve Benner
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's like boardgame tetris
This game is a simple idea, to fit all of the shapes on the board while they can only touch their own colour and not the other players colour. Read more
Published 16 months ago by M. Marikar
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great game!
This game doesn't look like much at first sight, but I trusted the reviews on here and I wasn't disappointed, and everyone I've played it with also thinks it's great! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jo
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good simple fun to excersise the brain
A very versatile and straightforward game. It works and entertains at a number of levels. Whether played between competitive adults or between children or a mix of both. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Nick Huckle
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