A collection of posts on openings.
The Opening After your oponent’s first step forward, place a vertical wall next to your opponent’s pawn. Notice the wall does not block the back of your opponent’s board. Here is where this opening will usually lead to when used against opponents unfamiliar with the play. Black’s move, and White is down 5 walls to 10.…
The Rush is a good way to open with relatively safe aggression. It forces your opponent into an unwanted position. Their movement options are limited, and if they put a wall in the wrong place, it can be easily countered by movement or another wall placement. Lets look at how to perform it, its application…
The Gap is one of my favorite openings because it creates such a dynamic situation in the center of the board. It can be played by first player, second player, or both, and I’m not even sure I know of all the best responses. Let’s look at the opening, talk about what it does, then…
In preparation for this post I played about 10 games with the Reed opening. I had to do this because of the 1000 or so games of Quoridor I’ve played in my lifetime I’ve never tried or even seen the Reed opening. This post will cover the opening, discuss its value, and close with some…
Named after the top ten Board Game Arena player that uses it, this opening is similar to the Shiller and arguably more powerful. According to its creator, “I’m the only one using it.” Shatranj was kind enough to share his wisdom with me through a series of quick losses (on my part) and now I’m…
If you’ve played more than a few games of Quoridor then you’ve inevitably come across the Standard Opening. It’s so boring I don’t even want to write about it! But i’s important, and it leads to many other things, such as mirroring and reverse walling. The Standard Opening Both players march to the center and…
The Shiller Opening is great because it is so easy to see what the opening does for you and it exemplifies some of the best advice in Quoridor. Let’s go over the opening and then talk about how great it is. The Shiller Opening After both pawns have marched to the center of the board place…
The Quick Box is not the strongest of openings but it allows you to start the game with some control over where your opponent will be. The Quick Box Opening The Quick Box tries to trick the other player into getting turned around early. It starts with a horizontal wall after the other player has…
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