Quilt Hopper

A quick & easy strategy game played on a quilt top
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Quilt Hopper is a game like chess or checkers that you play on top of a quilt.

There are 3 types of plush pieces: Blocks, Pucks, & Cones

Take turns moving one piece per turn until you have captured enough enemy pieces to win. Capture pieces by landing on them.

You are out of the game when you either have no more cones, or no more blocks & pucks.

Two people playing Quilt Hopper



A small game uses these 4 pieces
A small set of Quilt Hopper pieces: 2 cones, a block, and a puck




Setup

Everyone picks an edge of the quilt to defend. Take turns setting up one piece at a time on your side of the quilt.

Small game: Each player gets 2 cones, 1 puck, & 1 block.

Medium game: Each player gets 4 cones, 2 pucks, & 2 blocks.

Large game: Each player gets 6 cones, 3 pucks, & 3 blocks.

An example Quilt Hopper setup
An example setup for a small game (each game will start differently)



Blocks

Photo of a block. Quilt Hopper design by Ken Young, construction by Jo Anne Young.
Icon for pattern for a Quilt Hopper block
Pattern

JoAnne Young makes a Quilt Hopper block (instructions)
Watch JoAnne make a block

Blocks move 1 space per turn. They may move across sides or corner points.


A block moving on a square quilt top. Quilt Hopper design by Ken Young, construction by Jo Anne Young.

 A block moving on a hexagon afgan. Quilt Hopper design by Ken Young, construction by Jo Anne Young.
A block moving on a star quilt top. Quiklt Hopper design by Ken Young, construction by Jo Anne Young.




Pucks

Photo of a Quilt Hopper puck. Design by Ken Young, construction by Jo Anne Young
Icon for a pattern for a Quilt Hopper puck
 Pattern

JoAnne Young makes a Quilt Hopper puck (instructions)
Watch JoAnne make a puck

Pucks move as far as you want, but only in a straight line. They only move along corner points and must always stay on spaces with the same pattern. They can't jump over other pieces.

Pucks that can’t move may (only) do a special move: a null move. This lets you take your turn without moving any pieces.

Example of how to move a puck

 Example of how to move a puck
A cone unable to move on a hexagon afgan, Quilt Hopper design by Ken Young, constructino by Jo Anne Young

 Example of moving a puck



Cones

Example of a cone. Design by Ken Young, construction by Jo Anne Young.
Icon for pattern for a Quilt Hopper cone
 Pattern

JoAnne Young makes a Quilt Hopper cone (instructions)
Watch JoAnne make a cone

Cones move 1 space per turn. They only move across sides and only towards the opposite edge.

A cone that makes it all the way across the quilt turns into a block or puck (your choice). This is usually good, but if that was your last cone you are out of the game.

On some quilt patterns a cone can move onto either of two spaces and still be moving straight towards the other side.

Two pucks moving on a square quilt top. Quilt Hopper design by Ken Young, construction by Jo Anne Young.

 Example of how to move a cone
Two pucks moving on a hexavon afgan. Quilt Hopper design by Ken Young, construction by Jo Anne Young.

 A puck moving on a hexagon afgan. Quilt Hopper design by Ken Young, construction by Jo Anne Young.



Two people playing Quilt Hopper on a couch


Multi-Player Rules

This is often a 2-player game, but lots of people can join in. You can have 2 sides or 4 sides. Each side can be a team with two or more players, each with their own color. The game may bog down with more than 8 players, though.



Your game design team

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JoAnne Young
Quilter Extraordinaire
JoAnne "at" DinoDudes.com
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Ken Young
Rule Maker
Ken "at" DinoDudes.com

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