Connect 5 is a simple, tile-laying, turn-based strategy game for 2-4 players, where the goal is to form a row of 5 tiles of your own colour. A winning line can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.

Setup: Each player chooses a colour and takes the stack of tiles in that colour. There is no fixed board, and the first tile will start the playing area.

How to play: On your turn, place one of your tiles so that it touches the flat edge of any tile already in play; corner-to-corner placement is not allowed. Players continue taking turns, trying to extend their own lines of tiles while blocking opponents from completing five in a row.

Running out of tiles: If you run out of tiles and nobody has yet made a line of five, you must pick up one of your own tiles from the edge of the layout and move it to a new legal position. When moving a tile, you must still follow the placement rule (touching a flat edge) and cannot leave any of your tiles isolated from the rest of the group.

Winning the game: The game ends immediately when a player creates a line of five tiles of their colour in a row, in any direction (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal). If all players are recycling tiles and no one can create five in a row, you may agree the game is a draw

Individual tile size: 30 mm (L) x 30 mm (W) x 4.6 mm (H)

Weight of one stack + shaft: 40 g

Weight of 4 stacks + hook: 162 g

Combined size: 60 mm (L) x 60 mm (W) x 100 mm (H)

• Pocket-sized Connect 5: a full strategy game that fits in your bag.
• Quick to learn, hard to master: teach in minutes, replay for hours.
• Four stacks of tiles: you can print them in any colour you wish.
• Ideal gift print: low material use, high “wow” factor at game nights.
• Hook designed for securing the four stacks together. Rubber bands may be used to secure tightly for bumpy journeys.
• Designed with 0.4mm nozzle, printed at 0.2mm layer height.

The user Mortoks designed a lovely looking box that fits the tiles if you desire a more secure storage solution. Link here.