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Chromino is a 2001 board game designed by Louis Abraham, for 2 to 7 players. The game is similar to the classic game of dominoes, but uses colours instead of numbers.
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Chromino is a 2001 board game designed by Louis Abraham, for 2 to 7 players. The game is similar to the classic game of dominoes, but uses colours instead of numbers.
Five colours are used: red, blue, purple, yellow and green. Each Chromino piece contains three coloured squares laid out in a single row or column, and all 75 possible combinations of colours are used. [1]
There are also five "wild card" pieces, with a yin-yang symbol in the middle, where the middle square may be used as any colour; the two ends of each "wild card" are both coloured in one of the five colours. [1]
The game begins with a randomly chosen "wild card" piece placed on the board. [1] The rest of the pieces (79) are put in the bag and each player draws eight pieces. [1]
The first turn is given to the youngest player and proceeds clockwise. On each player's turn, the player must take one of two actions: [1]
Each piece has eight square edges. At least two edges must touch a piece already on the board for a legal placement, and squares of different colours may not touch each other. [1]
When a player has one piece left, they should display it face-up to the other players. A "wild card" piece may not be used as the final piece. [1] The first player to run out of pieces wins but play continues until the end of the round. There can be more than one winner. [1]
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