Box Shift
Test your shifting skills as you gather boxes and manipulate the ever changing game board .
Gameplay
Push a tile in one row or column of the 5 X 5 grid that makes up the Box Shift board. Take the action of the tile that is pushed off.
Also play on a 4 X 4 grid for quicker gameplay.
The ever changing board creates a constant change in tactics. Manipulate your meeples as they traverse the maze collecting boxes.
Tile actions include: move meeple, slide an additional tile, push cubes with your meeple, and more.
As you collect boxes and progress through the game, spend them to gain additional abilities only you can use.
Other game features
Players compete individually or collaboratively.
Boxes are spent to gain stronger abilities for fewer points or weaker abilities for more points.
Range of purchasable abilities create different possible strategies and variable gameplay each time.
Easily alter game length by changing the number of boxes.
Players with less experience can take advantage of (steal from) the more experienced players’ collection of boxes.
Change the starting tiles for a different play experience each time.
Full playtest available on Tabletop Simulator
Print and play also available.
Contact Mark Starr to play.
The board wraps, adding an additional layer of strategy. Walk off one side of the board and instantly move your meeple to the other side.
Quick Overview of Box Shift *Formerly named “Guinea Pig”
Box Shift is being constantly tested and updated, some rules may have changed since the video was created.
Customize your abilities for a different strategy each game.
Components
Cardboard Tiles:
42 Square tiles
12 meeples (3 each in 4 player colors)
32 Boxes (8 each in 4 colors)
View Box Shift sell sheet
If you are a publisher interested in Box Shift, contact Mark Starr.
NOTE: Formerly “Guinea Pig”, some images reflect previous theme.