Gobblet is Carlos' favorite new strategy game. "As good or better than Quarto !" Goal is simple. Line up four of your pieces in a row. Challenge lies in the fact that larger pieces can gobble up smaller ones.

The pieces nest like those barrels we played with in preschool. 4x4 board and 24 nesting pieces called Gobblets (3 stacks of 4 in each color). On your turn, you may play from the top of one of your stacks onto either an empty square or a smaller Gobblet of either color that is already on the board. Or you can move one Gobblet that is already on the board onto an adjacent square. Our favorite moment (aside from victory) is when opponent moves a Gobblet to reveal smaller one beneath in an advantageous position.

In other words, the game is simple to learn, yet interesting to play.