How to Play Qwirkle

Prepare for Qwirkle

• 1

  Turn all of the tiles upside down on the playing surface.

• 2

  Draw six tiles for each player.

• 3

  Find the player with the most tiles sharing one characteristic. That player plays those tiles in a row or column. The number of tiles she plays is the score for that first turn.

Play Qwirkle

• 4

  Choose a tile or a group of tiles from your own tiles that has a characteristic in common with a tile on the board.

• 5

  Ensure that none of the tiles you've chosen is exactly the same as one in the line you choose.

• 6

  Make the play and count points: one for each tile already the line and one for each tile played. If you place the sixth tile in a line, you get a point for each tile in the line, a point for the one added and an additional six points for completing the line for a total of twelve points.

• 7

  Draw tiles so that you have six in your hand.

• 8

  Repeat Steps 1 through 4 for each player until there are no more tiles in the reserve and one player plays the last tile in his hand. This player gets an additional six points.

• 9

  Add up your points. The player with the most points wins.