Ricochet Robots details
- Designer: Alex Randolph
- Artists: Franz Vohwinkel
- Publishers: ABACUSSPIELE, Devir, Gém Klub Kft., Hans im Glück, Happy Baobab, Korea Boardgames co., Ltd., MS Edizioni, Oya, Playgo Hungary, Rio Grande Games, Swan Panasia Co., Ltd., Z-Man Games
- Release Date: 1999
- Player count : 1 - 99
- Age range : 10+
- Time range : 30 minutes
- Mechanism(s): Grid Movement, Modular Board
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Ricochet Robots is less of a game and more of a puzzle, which explains why there's such an odd number of solutions possible. There's a four-piece modular board that forms a large room with walls spread around the board. There are also color-coded targets on boards. Placed on top of the surface are four robots. The idea for each turn/puzzle is to get the like-colored robot to a randomly selected target. The trick is that once a robot starts moving, it will continue to move until a wall or another robot stops it. Therefore, players are seeking a sequence of moves for the robots that will enable them to move the required robot to the target in the fewest moves.
Robots have a long history in literature, film, and television. They’re also popular in board games.
Robots have a long history in literature, film, and television. And, of course, in board games.
