Abalone (board game)

Abalone

Designers	Michel Lalet, Laurent Lévi
Genres	Board game Abstract strategy game
Players	2 (or more)
Setup time	20–60 seconds
Playing time	10 minutes-2 hours
Chance	None
Skills	Strategy, tactics

Abalone is a two-player abstract strategy board game designed by Michel Lalet and Laurent Lévi in 1987. Players are represented by opposing black and white marbles^[1] on a hexagonal board with the objective of pushing six of the opponent's marbles off the edge of the board.

Abalone was published in 1990 and has sold more than 4.5 million units. The year it was published it received one of the first Mensa Select awards. It is currently sold in more than thirty countries.