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Tagalong Joe

Tagalong Joe

  • Description

    The object of this abstract game is to place five tokens of one color in a row in any direction on a special 12 by 12 game board grid or to force your opponent into three "traps" -- the twenty red squares on the game board.

    The four-player version of the game involves team play while the three-player version involves one player alternatively playing against the other two.

    100 points for completing a five-in-a-row formation.

    Other bonus scoring include the following:
    100 points for completing a five-in-a-row formation with 10 tokens or less.
    50 points for completing a five-in-a-row formation within the pink square.
    50 points for forcing your opponent into 3 traps.
    20 points for forcing your opponent into 2 traps.
    10 points for forcing your opponent into 1 trap.

    This game was manufactured by Wales Games Systems, Inc., a division of Wales-Strippit Corporation in North Tonawanda, New York, USA.

  • Details
    Ages: 8 and up
    Designer: (Uncredited)
    Mechanics: Line Drawing
    Publisher: Wales Game Systems
    Time: 20 minutes
    Year: 1950