Quoridor-style
WallRush and Quoridor
WallRush is a free Quoridor-style game. You race a pawn across a 9×9 board and place walls to slow your rival. You can play it in your browser, with no download and no sign-up.
- Same idea, same core rules
- Free in your browser
- 0 ads
What is Quoridor?
Quoridor is a two- or four-player strategy game designed by Mirko Marchesi and published by Gigamic in 1997. Each player has one pawn and a set of walls. The first pawn to reach the opposite side of the board wins.
It was a Mensa Select winner in 1997. You can read more on the Quoridor article on Wikipedia or at Gigamic, its publisher. Gigamic lists a typical game at about 15 minutes.
Why a race with walls works
Every turn asks the same question: do I run, or do I make my rival run further? There is nothing else to learn, which is why you can explain the game in a minute and still lose sleep over it.
- Simple to start.One pawn, one move per turn, and walls that always leave a way through.
- Nothing is hidden.Both players see the whole board all the time, so every loss is one you can learn from.
- Walls change the race.A good wall can be worth many steps. A careless one is a wasted turn. Telling them apart is the whole game.
Quoridor and WallRush side by side
| Quoridor (the board game) | WallRush | |
|---|---|---|
| Board | 9×9 squares | 9×9 squares |
| Walls | 10 each with two players, 5 each with four | 10 each with two players, 5 each with four |
| Players | 2 or 4 | 2, or 4 (see the four-player rules) |
| Where you play | At a table, with the box | In your browser on any device |
| Opponent | Whoever is at the table | The computer (four levels), a friend, or someone sharing your device |
| Cost | You buy the game | Free, with no ads |
The rules that carry over
If you know Quoridor, you already know how to play WallRush.
- The goal.Be the first to reach the opposite edge of the 9×9 board. Each player starts in the middle of their own edge.
- A turn.Move your pawn one square, or place one of your walls. When your walls run out, you can only move.
- Walls.A wall (some rulebooks call it a fence) is two squares long, stays where you put it, and may never close the last route to a goal.
- Jumps.Jump straight over a pawn that stands next to you. If a wall or the edge stops the jump, step round the side of it.
The full detail, with a board for each rule, is on how to play WallRush.
What WallRush adds
Which should you play?
- You want a game now.WallRush. It opens in your browser, and the computer is ready whenever you are.
- You want to play across a table.The board game. Moving real walls with a friend is a different pleasure, and a good reason to own the original.
- You want to get better.Both. The strategy guides apply to either board, and the computer levels let you practise between games.
If you like it, try the original
Quoridor is a trademark of Gigamic. WallRush isn’t affiliated with Gigamic and doesn’t use its artwork. If you enjoy this kind of game, the original Quoridor is well worth having on the table.
Questions about WallRush and Quoridor
Is WallRush the same as Quoridor?
WallRush is a Quoridor-style game: the same idea of racing pawns across a 9×9 board and placing walls to slow your rival, with the same core rules. It isn’t the Gigamic product, and it isn’t affiliated with Gigamic.
Can I play Quoridor online here?
You can play a game of the same kind. WallRush is free in your browser, against the computer, a friend in a private room, or someone sharing your device.
Who invented Quoridor?
Mirko Marchesi designed Quoridor, and Gigamic published it in 1997.
Does WallRush have a four-player mode?
Yes. Quoridor can be played by four, and so can WallRush: read the four-player rules, or play 4-player WallRush.
Is WallRush free?
Yes. Every mode is free, there are no ads in the game, and you don’t need an account to play.
How do I learn the rules?
The how to play page walks through every rule with boards you can click, and the strategy guides go further.