Orbito board game

Orbito is a two-player strategy board game for ages 7 and up, built around a playing board that changes after every round. The aim is to line up four of your own glass marbles in a row, horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Each turn has three steps: move one of your opponent's marbles to an adjacent empty square, place one of your own marbles on an empty square, then press the Orbito button, which rotates the board's rings so every marble shifts one square.

A line of four only counts after the Orbito button is pressed, never during a turn. Players therefore need to think ahead and weigh their options, which builds concentration, pattern recognition and strategic thinking. The game ends as soon as a line of four of the same colour forms after the button is pressed, or in a draw if no line appears after five further presses.

The box contains one Orbito board, eight white and eight black glass marbles, and a rulebook. A game takes about ten minutes.