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eckso

eckso 2026

Design Frankie Abralind , Alan Becker Publisher (Self-Published)
9.0 /10
BGG rating
2
Players
5–15
Minutes
5
Age
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About the Game

This is eckso, a fast, two-player strategy game where magnets and gravity determine whether you win or topple.

Every move brings you closer to capturing a symbol for the win, OR toppling the board!

To play, you build the board outwards from the pedestal. Overlap or underlap one of the existing cards on each turn. Your goal is to capture at least one of your opponent’s symbols by boxing it in. As you expand the board, though, it becomes more and more unstable. Make it too delicate, and your winning move could topple the whole thing.

Placing a card changes the board significantly, because each eckso card is effectively a quadruple move. This creates tons of edge conditions to consider. It’s kind of like a Jenga-fied version of chess.

—description from the designer

Filed Under

Categories
Abstract Strategy Card Game
Mechanics
Layering Push Your Luck Static Capture Tile Placement
BGG ratings
2
BGG data
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