Cinco Linko

About this board game

Cinco Linko is a tile-laying game for 2–4 players that takes about 15 minutes to play. Using stacks of colored tiles, players race to create a line of five before their opponents do.

The rules are simple, but the possibilities make the game challenging to master. On your turn, place a tile so that one of its flat sides lines up with the flat side of another tile. Corner-to-corner placement is not allowed, keeping every position connected by an edge.

• Make a line of five tiles before another player does.
• Build your line horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
• If all your tiles are in play and nobody has won, reposition them one at a time.

With four stacks of colored tiles and rules that take only minutes to understand, Cinco Linko is easy to bring to the table. Yet the race for a line of five rewards careful placement, as every tile can affect the growing layout and the routes available to your opponents.

Also known as OK Play, Cinco Linko is designed to be played by anyone, with anyone. Its language-independent simplicity makes it accessible even when players do not share a spoken language, while the tactical challenge keeps repeat games engaging. Released in 2016, it offers a compact contest where straightforward rules lead to plenty of room for skillful play.