
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,909
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Patterns
- 2 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2023

2025
Rules assistance for Tic Tac Trek
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
For 2 players

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Tic Tac Trek is a board game released in 2025 for 2 players, 15–20 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Brett J. Gilbert and Trevor Benjamin and its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Pattern Building, and Connections.
Explore the wilds in a 2-player tile-laying simple strategic game. The closer you camp to the unexplored wilderness, the higher you'll score. Tic Tac Trek is a light strategy game. Players take turns drafting tiles from a bag to place in the shared play area. If the tile placed forms 3 in a row, the player can place one of their campfire tokens in the tile just played. Play continues until all tiles have been placed from the bag. Players will then score their campfire tokens that are in the play area. Each empty space surrounding the campfire scores 1 point. The player with the most points wins.
Tic Tac Trek 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 Tic Tac Trek is 15–20 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 Tic Tac Trek for ages 8 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.
Tic Tac Trek has a complexity rating of 1.1 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.
Tic Tac Trek belongs to these categories: Abstract Strategy. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Pattern Building, and Connections. 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 Tic Tac Trek are: Brett J. Gilbert and Trevor Benjamin. 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 Tic Tac Trek 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.