GRIDOPOLIS®

The tabletop 3D STEM strategy game.  Build. Jump, Capture. Win!

An innovative strategy game where players use 7 basic parts to build and play games.  With familiar rules from checkers, chess, and tic-tac-toe, it’s fast and easy to learn.  No two games are the same.  Start with pads, posts and links to build your playing gridset.  Then use nodes to modify any pad’s function.  Finally, use markers to move around the gridset, capture opponents, and score points. 

To capture an opposing marker, jump over the marker in a straight line into an open pad.  The three-dimensional gameplay is open-ended so players can modify the layout during a game.  Just “add-a-pad” to grow the gridset or play the “blocker-box” to reduce the open spaces.  Win by capturing your opponents until you are the last player standing, or play a timed game and win by scoring the most points.  1-4 players.

Seven basic parts:
Pad – landing space
Link – connects pads horizontally
Post – connects pads vertically
Teleporter Node – Allows marker to teleport to any other open pad
Blocker-Box Node – Take pad out of action for rest of the game
Kingerizer Node – Marks your starting “home row”.  Opponents land here to get “kinged”
Player Marker – playing piece

Game includes 63 pads, 88 links, 16 posts, 12 kingerizers, 6 teleporters, 8 blocker-boxes, 24 markers, rules. 

from: 8 years+

Benefits:
·        Visualization
·        3D thinking
·        Problem solving
·        Critical thinking
·        Strategic planning
·        Creative thinking
·        Adaptation
·        Resilience
·        Socialization

Awards:
·        IDA Gold Award, Board Game category
·        IDA Gold Award, Educational Toy category,
·        STEM.org certification for an educational product
·        Kickstarter Funding Campaign, successful for ‘Gridopolis’
·        European Product Design Award, Silver Prize in Construction Category
·        European Product Design Award, Silver Prize in Educational Category
·        Mom’s Choice, Gold Award in STEAM Category
·        National Parenting Product Award, First Place
·        Toy Insider’s Top Holiday Toy, Winner
·        Newsweek's 'Best in STEM' Recipient
·        Toy of the Year, STEAM finalist
·        Mensa Select, Award winner