Qwirkle Cubes is the impressive follow-up to the wildly successful original Qwirkle game. Its won a few of its own awards like the Major Fun Award and Dr. Toys Best Vacation (childrens products) Award.Gameplay is similar to the original Qwirkle, and easy to learn; its as simple as matching colors and shapes, but winning the game requires tactical maneuvers, well-planned strategy and a little bit of luck.Score by building rows and columns of blocks that share a common shape or color, you receive points for each cube in a line added to and in the line created! Look for opportunities to score big by placing a cube that touches multiple pieces with matching attributes, or by getting a Qwirkle (completing a line of shapes in the same color or a complete line of one shape). Lines may only include one of each shape (if they are all the same color) or one of each color (if they are all the same shape).With the addition of the cubes, comes more control over the pieces you play. Each player starts with a hand of six cubes (draw six, roll all six and keep them in your hand as they were rolled).