Qwirkle is a game played with tiles having the shapes
and colours of those in the menu bar above.
For a detailed description visit
Wikipedia.
When a game starts you are dealt six of the
108 tiles.
When it's your turn to play you may place as many
tiles as you can to make a line containing all the same colour or all the
same shape but without any duplicate tiles.
If you start a game the first tile you play must cover the square
with a star in it else the first tile you play must touch a tile
on the board.
You select a tile by clicking on it.
You select a cell on the board by clicking
on it.
You score one point for each tile in a line you create or add
to.
A complete line of six tiles, called a 'Qwirkle', scores twelve
points.
The game ends when the first player runs out of tiles. They are
awarded a bonus of six points. The player with the highest score
wins the game.
For help click the button containing a question mark.
To play this version try one
of the options below:
To play with friends who are online now,
click
.
To play a demo which uses robots,
click
.
To stop the demo click
at the top of the page.
Click to see this page.
To play other games produced by Graham click here.
Change the Settings and then click the 'OK' button
To play with friends who are online now,
click
.
Click at the top of the page to leave the game.
Click if game appears to be stuck.
Click
to play another game with the same players but with
as the starter.
To play a game with your friends you may either
join a game someone else is hosting or host a game online for your friends
to join. You will need to enter your name in the name section which will be saved as a cookie.
Choose how you wish to play then click the 'Network' button at the bottom.
If no option is selected when the 'Network' button is clicked this information will be
hidden.
Join a Game
A friend of yours has set up a
game for you to join. When the other people they have asked are ready to play, the game
will start. If you have been asked to join a game, select this option. Enter your name in
the 'Name Section' below and then click the 'Network' button. If you know the game
letter and number combination enter them here
and then click the key or the
'Network' button. Incorrect letter and number combinations will be ignored when the
key is used.
Host an Online Game
You may compete with your
friends at the same time. You will be given instructions on what web pages to load and when everyone has loaded the page,
the game will start.
If you would like to host a game and your friends are waiting to play, select this option.
Enter your name and your friends' names in the 'Name Section' below and then click the
'Network' button.
Name Section
Enter your name as the first name. To add more names click the 'Add Row' button or the
key to provide another row for you
to add another name.
Robots may play. Robot names are 'Bot' and a number, eg 'Bot1'. Click the 'Add Bot' button to add a robot.
Name
a.
b.
Hosting an online game
Your friends should be ready to play online now.
How much time do you need to enter a letter?
seconds.
How many test words do you need per game?
seconds.
When it's their turn to start a game a player may choose a word for the others to find.
We are calling this version MarLingo after the person who suggested it - Marley Blandford.
When you have chosen the options for your session click the 'Create a Session' button.
Click the 'Go' button after telling your friends:
Your friends may also go to
click the 'Network' button and select the 'Join a Game' option.
How you tell your friends is up to you but here are a couple of suggestions:
Click to copy the above information
to the clip board.
After doing so you could paste it into WhatsApp or something similar to tell them how to start the game.
Click
to email them the instructions.
The above information will be copied into the body of the email.
If clicking on the 'Create Email' button does not work click on
'Copy Game Information' and use your usual email app.
Once your friends have been contacted click
which sets up the
multiple player page. You will have to wait for your friends before you can start playing.
Problems may occur. When they do please take a screen shot and send it to the
author.
Qwirkle is played by placing tiles on a board of white cells.
A tile may be placed in line with another tile of the same shape or the same colour. You place a tile on the board by
Clicking on a tile in your rack of tiles, shown below the board.
Clicking on an empty cell on the board.
If you are able to place another tile in the same line then do so.
If you do not play a tile in 40 seconds your go will end.
When you cannot place another tile on the board a timer will show indicating how much longer you have for your go.
You end your go by clicking on the green tick button .
To the left of your rack is the swap button which you may click before you play a tile.
Click on the tiles you would like to swap.
When you have selected the tiles to swap, click on the green tick button.
To reset what you have done in your go, click the red cross button .
The tiles you placed on the board will be returned to your rack.