- BGG rank
- BGG #4,276
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Bloc by Bloc: Uprising
- 1–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 2.6/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,952
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game
2016
Rules assistance for Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 120–180 min
- 13+
- Complexity 2.7/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game is a board game released in 2016 for 2–4 players, 120–180 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by T.L. Simons and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Point to Point Movement, and Area Majority / Influence.
Similar games
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,903
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Defenders of the Wild
- 1–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #791
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Sub Terra
- 1–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,527
- BGG rating
- 7.1
March of the Ants
- 1–5 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,135
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Renegade
- 1–5 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,726
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Minecraft: Portal Dash
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,855
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Warpgate
- 1–6 players
- 40–120 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,288
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Empires of the Void II
- 2–5 players
- 90–180 min
- Complexity 3.5/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,274
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Summit: The Board Game
- 1–6 players
- 40–180 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,036
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Cerebria: The Inside World
- 1–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 4.3/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,431
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Hellenica: Story of Greece
- 1–7 players
- 120–180 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,890
- BGG rating
- 8.4
Arena: The Contest
- 1–8 players
- 45–90 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2019
About the game
Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game is a semi-cooperative tabletop game inspired by 21st century protest movements, riots and popular uprisings. Each player controls a faction of revolutionaries—Workers, Students, Neighbors, or Prisoners—fighting against the State in the streets of a city that change with each game. Build barricades, clash with riot cops, occupy districts, loot shopping centers, and liberate the city before time runs out and the military arrives! Bloc by Bloc features hidden agendas, deep strategy, area control, asymmetrical player abilities, and a special method for randomly generating billions of unique city layouts. Bloc by Bloc 2nd edition features brand new art, streamlined gameplay, improved components and new objectives for the insurrection! The game lasts up to 10 rounds. Each round is 1 night and each night has 2 phases. During the Nighttime phase, each player takes a turn: 3-5 actions followed by a police response that is controlled by the Police Ops deck and the level of Police Morale. Each player starts with 2 blocs in the city and can add more throughout the game. On a player's turn, they roll dice and take one action (such as looting, occupying, attacking, or barricading) for each die rolled with 1+ of their blocs. Players may use loot cards to enhance their actions. After all factions have taken their turns, the Sunrise phase begins, which is when police go on the attack and factions have a chance to liberate districts. The police and the State are the common enemies of all factions. Factions must build occupations in all of their own districts for the social insurrection to be successful. However, each faction also has its own secret agenda with a set of specific tasks that faction must complete in order to win the game. The majority of factions will have Social Agendas and they must cooperate to win the game together. But some factions may have Vanguardist or Nihilist Agendas that secretly pit them against the social insurrection. These factions can only win the game alone!
Categories
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Out of Order Games
Questions and answers
Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game is 120–180 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.
The catalogue lists Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game has a complexity rating of 2.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game belongs to these categories: Territory Building and Political. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Point to Point Movement, and Area Majority / Influence. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game are: T.L. Simons. 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 Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.