TAMSK

TAMSK
TAMSK
TAMSK after a single move
DesignersKris Burm
PublishersRio Grande Games
Don & Co.
Schmidt Spiele
Publication1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Players2
Setup time2 minutes
Playing time20 minutes
ChanceNone
Age range8 and up
SkillsStrategic thought

TAMSK is a two-player board game designed by Kris Burm. It was originally published in 1998 as the second game in the GIPF Project series of abstract strategy games, although it was later dropped from the series in favor of TZAAR. Players move sand hourglass timers and drop plastic rings around spaces on a hexagonal board in an attempt to limit their opponent's moves. Each player starts the game with 32 rings, and the player with the fewest remaining rings at the end of the game is the winner. The game is unique among the GIPF Project games in having time as a central game component, and the manner in which time is used is possibly unique among board games in general.