Branches and Twigs and Thorns
(2002)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 0 and up. You can play with 2 to 6 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Tile Placement...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 15 |
| Minimum age: | 0 |
| Number of players: | 2 - 6 |
| Publisher: | (Web published), Looney Labs |
| Designers: | Andrew Plotkin |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Tile Placement |
Branches and Twigs and Thorns (or "Barsoomite Go") is an elegant little strategy game for two or four players that uses Icehouse pieces and a chessboard, and a collection of tokens (at least ten per player).
It is a turn-based game, unlike Icehouse or IceTowers; and there is no luck involved. Like Martian Go, Players seek to build chains of pieces of their own color and to force their opponents to branch of from opposing pieces of their opponent's colors, which results in a penalty determined by the sizes of the pieces involved.
Online Play
Abstract Play
Alternative names:
Branches and Twigs and Thorns
Barsoomite Go
Last Updated: 2025-10-18 02:02:41 UTC
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