Cover art for Ricochet Robots

Ricochet Robots

1999 · BGG
Avg rating
7.03
Bayes rating
6.70
Weight
2.38 (Medium Light)
Players
1-99
Playtime
30 min
Ratings count
9,321

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Description

Ricochet Robots is less of a game and more of a puzzle, which explains why there's such an odd number of solutions possible. There's a four-piece modular board that forms a large room with walls spread around the board. There are also color-coded targets on boards. Placed on top of the surface are four robots. The idea for each turn/puzzle is to get the like-colored robot to a randomly selected target. The trick is that once a robot starts moving, it will continue to move until a wall or another robot stops it. Therefore, players are seeking a sequence of moves for the robots that will enable them to move the required robot to the target in the fewest moves.

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Tile, map & route building

Game type

Abstract / puzzle game Board game

What it’s about

Science fiction & space

Publishers

ABACUSSPIELE Devir Gém Klub Kft. Hans im Glück Happy Baobab Korea Boardgames MS Edizioni Oya Playgo Hungary Rio Grande Games Swan Panasia Co., Ltd. Z-Man Games

Designers

Alex Randolph