Qwinto

About Qwinto

Qwinto is a fast, elegant roll-and-write game published by Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag. Each player has a scoresheet with three coloured rows — orange (5 cells), yellow (8 cells), and purple (7 cells) — arranged in a staggered grid. On your turn you choose one, two, or three coloured dice to roll and announce the sum. Every player then decides whether to write that sum somewhere valid on their sheet. Numbers in each row must increase from left to right, and no column may hold the same value twice. If you can't or don't want to write, you mark a miss. Four misses ends the game immediately; completing any two rows triggers the final round. Highest total score wins.

How to Play on GameNight.pro

1. Select dice: On your turn, click one, two, or three coloured dice to select them, then press Roll Dice. The colours you select determine which rows everyone may write in.
2. Write or miss: Highlighted cells show where the sum can legally be placed. Click a cell to place it, then press Done. If no valid cell exists — or you choose not to write — press Miss.
3. Opponents react: When another player rolls, you also see their sum and may write it on your own sheet in the matching colour rows, or take a miss.
4. Scoring: Each filled cell scores its face value. Completing a full row earns a bonus (orange +3, yellow +5, purple +4). Each miss costs −5. Highest total wins.

Strategy Tips

• Roll two dice when possible: Two dice give a moderate sum (2–12) while offering two row options — far more flexible than a single die roll.
• Leave gaps wisely: Never fill cells so tightly that no future number can fit. Leave breathing room of at least three units between adjacent entries.
• Protect your columns: A column that already holds a number in one row can never hold the same value in another row. Avoid locking out future placements.
• Prioritise orange completion: Orange has only five cells and gives a +3 bonus — the easiest row to complete and the best return per cell.
• Don't panic-miss: A miss costs −5. It is sometimes wiser to skip a marginal placement than to fill a cell that boxes you in later.

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