Rock Me Archimedes

This is a simple game for the whole family. It's easy to set up and start playing. Nice diversion from the media we all seems to focus on. It's perfect for after dinner or anytime. Doesn't have lots of pieces or rules. Small space is all you need to play. Better than checkers and easier than chess. Kinda like backgammon but simpler. We enjoy playing with the whole family. Worth the price. Last forever.

Suitable for all ages, this is a firm favourite in our house of now teenagers. Fun, easy to set up, and great to play, this game will occupy players and challenge them to out-smart their opponent. A game can last minutes or hours, depending on one’s ability to pursue one’s own strategy while all the time interrupting the strategy of one’s opponent. It’s a high quality game so gets even nicer to handle over time.I highly recommend this game!

Super fun game for middle schoolers. WE bought two of these for a strategy game table at our Departments STEAM Family Night. Kids really loved playing it. They are kind of pricey but top notch quality. Completely recommend buying, especially if you are a teacher.

It's not super difficult to learn or play, so anyone could manage the strategy. Finding a more difficult way to play would be more entertaining. The pieces are nicely carved and sanded, and the game has a good weight to it. Very lovely, even if it is just meant to sit on a shelf.

My husband and I love board games and we are always looking for games for just 2 players. This game is fun and challenging and it has harder modifications if you want to change it up. Plus it’s easy enough to understand that my kids can play too.

Purchased as a gift,

Not challenging. My five-year-old mastered this too quickly. Heavier marbles would be better to make the “tip factor” more sensitive.

...and there are almost endless strategies to try to make the game different every time. At first glance, this seems like the type of game in which a single approach, once figured out, trumps all others. So far, though, that does not seem to be the case. I have purposefully tried different strategies each time I have played, not only to keep it from being repetitive, but to experiment with several approaches that may work once you figure out how your opponent tends to play. All in all, this is an attractive game that you can easily leave out as part of your room decor, but is also very fun to play.