Games from Piet Hein

Con-tac-tix (eg)

Beautiful, exclusive and fun game from Piet Hein. Piet Hein invented the game himself and presented it at the Niels Bohr Institute in 1942. The game quickly became popular under the name Polygon. Albert Einstein himself reportedly had the game in his office.

Rules of the game: The game is played by two players who take turns placing a stick in any hole that is not already occupied. The object is for each player to establish an unbroken chain between the two sides. The chain can wind in and out in any way imaginable. The game cannot end in a tie, as one player can only block the other by completing their own chain.