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Glitches: Full Duplex
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Glitches
2024
Rules assistance for Glitches
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 10–20 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.3/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Glitches
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Glitches is a board game released in 2024 for 2 players, 10–20 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Reiner Knizia and its main mechanics are Pattern Building.
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About the game
The year is 2178, and you are a hacker of old technologies. You're looking for holes in the network of warehouses filled with obsolete machines in order to retrieve data and sell it to megacorporations. Use the security cameras in these warehouses to find equipment from the same company, a network sequence, or the same connection slot. In Glitches, the sixth title in PaperGames' Micro line, cards go from 1-6 in four colors. Two players take turns placing cards in a 4x4 grid, aiming to create three- or four-of-a-kind of the same value or color, or to create a sequence of values. They score points as they place these cards, and at game's end, each player will have four remaining cards that score as if they were a line in the grid. The player with the most points wins.
Questions and answers
Glitches supports 2 players 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 Glitches is 10–20 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 Glitches for ages 10 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.
Glitches has a complexity rating of 1.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
Glitches belongs to these categories: Card Game. Its main mechanics are Pattern Building. 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 Glitches are: Reiner Knizia. 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 Glitches 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.