Set up a game
1. Who are you playing?
2. Computer level
3. Lineups that count
Before you give a monster away, check every line. Does it finish a lineup for the other player?
Every monster is different
There are 16 monsters. Each one is a mix of these four traits.
Four in a line that share at least one trait is a lineup. New here? Open the How to Play tab first.
How to play
New to Monster Lineup? Watch this short video first. Turn your sound on to hear it.
Monster
Lineup
How to play
Monster School
Practice the three big skills. You get one pick per puzzle, so look closely before you tap!
The rules, step by step
116 different monstersEach monster is tall or short, purple or gold, round or square, and has one eye or two eyes. No two are the same.
2The goalBe the player who places the fourth monster in a line where all four share at least one trait. Across, down, or corner to corner.
3The twistYou never pick your own monster. Your opponent picks it for you, and you pick the next one for them.
4Pick, then placeTap a monster, then press Give. The other player taps an empty square to place it. Then they pick one for you.
5Think before you giveIf a line has three monsters that share a trait, giving a monster with that trait hands the other player the win!
6A tieIf all 16 squares fill up and nobody made a lineup, the game is a tie. In Expert mode, a square of four touching monsters counts too.
Teacher note
- No game room needed. This game runs on one Chromebook. Students play the computer, or two students share a Chromebook and take turns.
- What it builds: sorting by attributes, spotting patterns in rows, columns, and diagonals, and thinking one move ahead about what the other player can do.
- Levels: Easy makes mistakes on purpose. Medium never hands you a win it can see. Hard looks several moves ahead near the end of the game.
- No hints during play. Students have to spot risky monsters on their own. When a game is lost, the game shows which monster was given away and why it was risky.
- Good order: watch the video, do Monster School, then play the computer on Easy. Move to two players once students understand the twist.
- This game is based on the classic board game Quarto.