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Practical guides for a little game with a lot of possibilities.
How to play Block the Path: rules, moves and walls
Block the Path is a two-player strategy game on a 9×9 board. Reach any square on the opposite edge before your opponent. On each turn, either move your pawn or place one wall. Each player starts with ten walls, and both players must always have a route to their goal.
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Rules · Strategy · Friends
Block the Path strategy: when to place a wall or move
Improve your Block the Path decisions by counting routes, comparing detours and saving walls. A practical beginner strategy guide with a real board screenshot.
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How to play Block the Path online with friends using an invite link
Create a private Block the Path game, share an invitation and let a friend join without an account. Learn guest access, clocks, reconnecting and cat reactions.
Read the guide ↗Block the Path bots: choose a difficulty and practise without an account
Meet Block the Path’s seven bot levels, learn which three are in Quick Play, and build a practical training routine for movement, walls and endgames.
Read the guide ↗Block the Path time controls and Elo ratings explained
Understand Block the Path’s Bullet, Blitz, Rapid and Classic clocks, increments, timeouts and Elo changes. Choose a time control for your first online match.
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