Quoridor
Race your pawn to the opposite side of a 9×9 board while placing walls to block your opponent.
🌤indoor
What is Quoridor?
Quoridor is a modern abstract strategy game published in 1997. Each turn a player either moves their pawn one square or places one of their limited supply of walls to block opponents' paths — but no wall can completely seal off any player. The first pawn to reach the opposite side wins. Its simple mechanics and deep planning have earned it Games Magazine's Game of the Year and Mensa Select awards.
Quick facts
Category
Board Games
Type
Individual
Players
2–4
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇫🇷 France
Estimated origin
1997, Mirko Marchesi (published by Gigamic)
Olympic
No
Popularity
niche
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified