GIPF

The flagship of the GIPF Project — push pieces onto a hexagonal grid and form four-in-a-row to capture.

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What is GIPF?

GIPF is the flagship of Kris Burm's celebrated GIPF Project of connected abstract games. Two players push pieces one at a time onto a hexagonal grid; when four in a row line up they are removed and the player captures the ones that were pushed off the edges. It has spawned a whole series of related games (TAMSK, ZÈRTZ, DVONN, YINSH, PÜNCT, TZAAR).

Quick facts

Category

Board Games

Type

Individual

Players

2–2

Where played

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Country of origin

🇧🇪 Belgium

Estimated origin

1996, Kris Burm (Belgium)

Olympic

No

Popularity

niche

Sources & provenance

Last verified 2026-08-24.verified