
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,937
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Billabong
- 2–4 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 1992

Rules assistance for Black Box Game Book
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Black Box Game Book is an expansion for Black Box released in 1977 for 1 player and 10 minutes per game. It was designed by Eric Solomon.
Eric Solomon wrote this book, to set 80 problems for keen Black Box players. The problems were sorted by a computer (very high-tech for its era).
Black Box Game Book supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Black Box Game Book is 10 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Black Box Game Book belongs to these categories: Abstract Strategy and Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Black Box Game Book and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Black Box Game Book are: Eric Solomon. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Black Box Game Book as an expansion for Black Box. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Black Box to use it. Check that your edition of Black Box is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.