- Mind-boggling strategy game designed by world-famous inventor, Reiner Knizia
- Test your dexterity to the limit as you vie to place all your tiles on the board
- Unique playing surface can be changed to suit 2, 3 or 4 players
- Simple to learn yet addictively challenging
- Great fun for all ages
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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.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Ingenious is a latter day classic from master games designer Reina Knizia and one of my top ten all time games (and I own several hundred). Callisto by the same designer is another great game from the same stable and with some similarities. I have introduced callisto to several friends and they have then wanted their own copy. Rules are simple. Tactics are fun. It scales well from 2 to 4. And it plays real quick. Easy to have a few games each session. If you enjoy abstracts you will enjoy Callisto.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A refreshingly simple board game that is all about spacial awareness, "Callisto" is enough fun to pass some time with, and a welcome break from the overly complex, electronic games that have come to dominate the market. The game is flexible to enough to work well with 2-4 players, and one nice touch is that the playing area can be changed depending on the number of players; so the challenge remains relevant to the numbers involved.
Apart from that, it's pretty much a matter of being good at getting rid of your collection of assorted shaped tiles within an agreed playing area of the board. It's engaging enough that on opening the game for the first time, my family and I played 4 games straight off.
As with most games that last, it's the simple design that will keep you coming back for more. Certainly fun, and makes you think.
Apart from that, it's pretty much a matter of being good at getting rid of your collection of assorted shaped tiles within an agreed playing area of the board. It's engaging enough that on opening the game for the first time, my family and I played 4 games straight off.
As with most games that last, it's the simple design that will keep you coming back for more. Certainly fun, and makes you think.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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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!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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 2 months ago by S. Diment
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 3 months ago by K. Mcnulty
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 3 months ago by elena
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 3 months ago by Steve Benner
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 4 months ago by M. Marikar
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 5 months ago by Jo
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 8 months ago by Nick Huckle
Easy to play, family fun
Althought recommended for age 7+, my children aged 5 and 6 are playing this quite a lot. It seems to be quite addictive, maybe because of the competitive nature of it, though I do... Read more
Published 15 months ago by McColey
What a great family game,all ages we all love it!
We were sent this as a christmas present,infact it was for the kids 7 and 10 years,but we all love it. My 7 yr old wins most often ! she is hard to beat,she loves chess though too. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mrs. Fiona Jones
Simple to play, difficult to master
Callisto couldn't be much simpler as a game. Take turns placing pieces on the board. Each piece must touch one of your previous pieces. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Sam Moore
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