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==Goal==
==Goal==


'''Red''' is a tile-laying game by Néstor Romeral Andrés. Each player owns one colour: '''white''', '''black''' or '''red'''. Build a big connected group of tiles with your colour as the '''border''' and a big connected group with your colour as the '''circle'''. Your score is the size of the first group multiplied by the size of the second.
'''Red''' is a tile-placement abstract strategy game for 2–3 players designed by Néstor Romeral Andrés. Each player commands one colour: '''White''', '''Black''', or '''Red'''. Build a large connected group of tiles featuring your colour as the '''outer border''', and another connected group featuring your colour as the '''inner circle'''. Your final score is the point value of your border group multiplied by the point value of your circle group!


==Tiles==
==Components==
 
* Every tile has a background (border) colour and a circle of a different colour, so there are 6 types.
* '''30 small tiles''' (5 of each type), each worth '''1 point''' in a group.
* '''6 large tiles''' (1 of each type), each 2×2 squares and worth '''2 points''' in a group.
 
==Your turn==
 
Turn order is White, Black, then Red. On your turn, pick any tile from the supply and place it on the table:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Rule !! Details
! Component !! Icon !! Description
|-
|-
| '''Grid''' || Tiles line up with a grid of small-tile squares.
| '''Small Tiles (1 pt)''' || [[File:Red_tile_white_red.png|28px|middle]] [[File:Red_tile_black_red.png|28px|middle]] [[File:Red_tile_red_white.png|28px|middle]] [[File:Red_tile_red_black.png|28px|middle]] [[File:Red_tile_white_black.png|28px|middle]] [[File:Red_tile_black_white.png|28px|middle]] || 30 single-square tiles (5 copies of each of the 6 colour combinations). Each tile scores 1 point in a group.
|-
|-
| '''Touch a small tile''' || Except for the first tile, every new tile must share a side with at least one '''small''' tile. Touching only at a corner is not enough.
| '''Large Tiles (2 pts)''' || [[File:Red_tile_large.png|28px|middle]] || 6 large 2×2 square tiles (1 copy of each of the 6 colour combinations). Each large tile scores 2 points in a group.
|-
|-
| '''Large tiles apart''' || A large tile may not share a side with another large tile (corners are fine).
| '''Pool''' || — || All 36 tiles are available in the public pool beside the board.
|-
| '''First turn''' || White may not start with a large tile.
|}
|}


To play: tap a tile in the supply, tap a highlighted square, then press '''Place tile'''.
==Setup==
 
* Players are assigned colours: White, Black, and Red. Turn order always runs '''White → Black → Red'''.
* In a 2-player game, the two players control White and Black; Red is a neutral blocker colour (scores nothing).
* The board starts empty.
 
==Your turn==
 
On your turn, choose any available tile from the pool and place it onto the table:
 
# '''Grid alignment''': All tiles line up on a shared square grid.
# '''Touch a small tile''': Except for the very first tile played in the game, every newly placed tile must share at least one orthogonal edge with an already played '''small tile'''. Touching only at a diagonal corner is not permitted.
# '''Large tiles apart''': A large 2×2 tile [[File:Red_tile_large.png|20px|middle]] may '''never share an edge''' with another large tile (touching at a diagonal corner is allowed).
# '''Opening move''': White cannot start the game with a large 2×2 tile.
 
===Two-player restriction===
In a 2-player game, you '''cannot play the same tile type that your opponent just played''' (same size and colour combination), unless no other legal move is available.


==Game end and scoring==
==End of the game and scoring==


* The game ends when no tile can be placed.
* The game ends immediately when no remaining tile from the pool can be legally placed on the table.
* For each player, find the most valuable connected group of tiles with '''your border colour''' and the most valuable connected group with '''your circle colour''' (small tile = 1, large tile = 2). Multiply the two numbers.
* '''Scoring''': For each player, calculate:
* Example: a border group worth 6 and a circle group worth 4 score 6 × 4 = '''24'''.
** The point value of their single largest connected group of tiles having '''their colour as the outer border''' (small tile = 1 pt, large tile = 2 pts).
* The highest score wins. If two players tie for first, the '''third player wins'''.
** The point value of their single largest connected group of tiles having '''their colour as the inner circle''' (small tile = 1 pt, large tile = 2 pts).
** Multiply the two values together to get your final score (border points × circle points).
* The player with the highest score wins!
* '''Tie-breaker''': In a 3-player game, if exactly two players tie for first place, the '''third player wins'''! (A 3-way tie is a shared victory).


==Two players==
==Controls on BGA==


All tiles are used, but only two colours belong to players; the third colour only blocks. You '''must play a different type of tile from the one your opponent just played''', if you can. Two tiles are different if they differ in size or in colour combination.
* '''Selecting a tile''': click any available tile in the pool.
* '''Placing''': click any highlighted square on the board to stage your placement, then click blue '''Place tile''' (or red '''Cancel''').
* '''Tooltips''': hover over the border and circle icons in the player panels to view "Largest square (border) group" and "Largest circle group".
* '''Preferences''':
** '''Colorblind support''' (Preference 100, default: Off): adds distinctive symbols to tiles (White: circle, Black: square, Red: triangle).
** '''Sound effects''' (Preference 101, default: On).
** '''Confirm placement''' (Preference 102, default: Ask me first): set to "Place on tap" to place immediately on click without requiring the Confirm button.

Latest revision as of 13:30, 2 November 2026

Goal

Red is a tile-placement abstract strategy game for 2–3 players designed by Néstor Romeral Andrés. Each player commands one colour: White, Black, or Red. Build a large connected group of tiles featuring your colour as the outer border, and another connected group featuring your colour as the inner circle. Your final score is the point value of your border group multiplied by the point value of your circle group!

Components

Component Icon Description
Small Tiles (1 pt) 30 single-square tiles (5 copies of each of the 6 colour combinations). Each tile scores 1 point in a group.
Large Tiles (2 pts) 6 large 2×2 square tiles (1 copy of each of the 6 colour combinations). Each large tile scores 2 points in a group.
Pool — All 36 tiles are available in the public pool beside the board.

Setup

  • Players are assigned colours: White, Black, and Red. Turn order always runs White → Black → Red.
  • In a 2-player game, the two players control White and Black; Red is a neutral blocker colour (scores nothing).
  • The board starts empty.

Your turn

On your turn, choose any available tile from the pool and place it onto the table:

  1. Grid alignment: All tiles line up on a shared square grid.
  2. Touch a small tile: Except for the very first tile played in the game, every newly placed tile must share at least one orthogonal edge with an already played small tile. Touching only at a diagonal corner is not permitted.
  3. Large tiles apart: A large 2×2 tile may never share an edge with another large tile (touching at a diagonal corner is allowed).
  4. Opening move: White cannot start the game with a large 2×2 tile.

Two-player restriction

In a 2-player game, you cannot play the same tile type that your opponent just played (same size and colour combination), unless no other legal move is available.

End of the game and scoring

  • The game ends immediately when no remaining tile from the pool can be legally placed on the table.
  • Scoring: For each player, calculate:
    • The point value of their single largest connected group of tiles having their colour as the outer border (small tile = 1 pt, large tile = 2 pts).
    • The point value of their single largest connected group of tiles having their colour as the inner circle (small tile = 1 pt, large tile = 2 pts).
    • Multiply the two values together to get your final score (border points × circle points).
  • The player with the highest score wins!
  • Tie-breaker: In a 3-player game, if exactly two players tie for first place, the third player wins! (A 3-way tie is a shared victory).

Controls on BGA

  • Selecting a tile: click any available tile in the pool.
  • Placing: click any highlighted square on the board to stage your placement, then click blue Place tile (or red Cancel).
  • Tooltips: hover over the border and circle icons in the player panels to view "Largest square (border) group" and "Largest circle group".
  • Preferences:
    • Colorblind support (Preference 100, default: Off): adds distinctive symbols to tiles (White: circle, Black: square, Red: triangle).
    • Sound effects (Preference 101, default: On).
    • Confirm placement (Preference 102, default: Ask me first): set to "Place on tap" to place immediately on click without requiring the Confirm button.
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