Tessera

Two rival artisans compete to lay mosaic tiles on a shared 7x7 stone slab. Place polyomino-shaped pieces spreading diagonally from opposite corners. When tiles enclose empty space, it is permanently sealed as void. The artisan who covers the most cells wins. How to Play

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  • Goal: Cover the most cells on a 7×7 board with polyomino-shaped mosaic tiles.
  • Setup: Each player starts from opposite corners (P1 top-left, P2 bottom-right) with an identical set of 7 pieces (2 trominoes + 5 tetrominoes = 26 cells total).
  • Turn flow:

1. Select — tap a piece shape card to pick a piece and its orientation.

2. Place — tap a highlighted cell on the board to place the piece at that anchor position.

  • Placement rules:

- Your first piece must cover your home corner.

- Later pieces must touch your existing tiles diagonally (at a corner).

- Pieces must never share an edge with your own tiles.

- You can touch opponent tiles in any way.

  • Sealing: When tiles enclose empty cells with no path to the board edge, those cells are permanently sealed as void — nobody can use them.
  • Passing: If none of your remaining pieces can be legally placed, you must pass.
  • Game end: The game ends when both players pass consecutively or all pieces are placed.
  • Winning: The player who covered more cells wins. Equal scores = draw.

Demo

Player 1
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Player 2