Zendo
Zendo is a game of inductive logic in which one player, the Moderator, creates a secret rule that the rest of the players, try to figure out by building and studying configurations of the game pieces. The first player to correctly guess the rule wins.
Inspired by Eleusis, Zendo uses Looney Pyramids but was released as a standalone game in July 2003. In 2017, a version of Zendo was released that had only one size of pyramid but added blocks and wedges. It also includes an optional system of cards for generating the Moderator's rule, useful for novice players who are not yet comfortable making their own rules. A similar set of cards for playing "Pyramid Zendo" (i.e. the version without the other shapes) is also available as an expansion for Pyramid Arcade.
| Ages: | 12+ |
| NoOfPlayers: | 2-6 Players |
| PlayTime: | 15-60 Minutes |
| Playing Time : | Upto 1 Hour |
| BGG Link: | BGG Link |
| Game Type: | Abstract Games |
| Game Categories: | Abstract Strategy | Deduction | Puzzle |
| Game Mechanisms: | Induction | Pattern Recognition | Simultaneous Action Selection |
| Game Family: | Components: Looney Pyramid Games | Digital Implementations: Super Duper Games | Misc: Mensa Select | Religious: Buddhism |
| Game Designer(s): | Kory Heath | Andrew Looney |
| Game Artist(s): | Alexander Bradley | Eileen Tjan |
| BGG Rank Overall: | 1295 |
| BGG Weight: | 2.53 |
| BGG Weight Filter: | 2 to 3 |
Zendo is a game of inductive logic in which one player, the Moderator, creates a secret rule that the rest of the players, try to figure out by building and studying configurations of the game pieces. The first player to correctly guess the rule wins.
Inspired by Eleusis, Zendo uses Looney Pyramids but was released as a standalone game in July 2003. In 2017, a version of Zendo was released that had only one size of pyramid but added blocks and wedges. It also includes an optional system of cards for generating the Moderator's rule, useful for novice players who are not yet comfortable making their own rules. A similar set of cards for playing "Pyramid Zendo" (i.e. the version without the other shapes) is also available as an expansion for Pyramid Arcade.
