Description of "Link Five" the Game

The game is so simple that it can be learned in less than 30 seconds, but never mastered - not even in a lifetime.

The game board is made up of Numbered blocks from 1 through 4, and unnumbered Yellow Wild blocks. All blocks with the same numbers have the same color (One is Ivory, Two is Green, Three is Blue and Four is Gray).

Two players, having selected the color they will use, and using the supplied playing chips, alternate selecting blocks in the board; a block per turn. The winner is the first to select five blocks in a row, in any direction (horizontally, vertically or diagonally). The selection of blocks can be anywhere on the board and doesn't have to be sequential (1,2,3...) nor next to each other.

The only rule the game has, and is what makes it so special, is that every block selected must always be an equal or higher number than the previous selection made by that player. This means that if you select a number #2 block, your next selection cannot be a number #1 block; it must be a block with a number #2, #3, #4 or a wild block (unnumbered block). The only way to select a block with a lower number is to go first to a wild block and then your next selection can be anywhere on the board.

"Link Five, the Game" plays fast; it challenges the players; it gives pride to the winner and challenges the loser, and because it's so easy to learn and yet very difficult to master, its appeal is universal.

If you want to see more information about the game itself. See Details.