Twelve

There are sixteen pieces: three each of numbers one to five, plus an extra three. The pieces are randomly divided between the two players. The board is a 4 x 4 grid.

The players take turns placing their pieces on the board. When an orthogonal row equalling twelve is formed, the player gets a point. The player who gets the most points wins.

The pieces can be made from wood disks and the board can be made from sixteen pennies.



The numbers are put on using stamps. As you can see in the picture, using individual stamps leads to the problem of the edges of the stamps touching the discs.

It's a good game that gets to be a brain burner halfway in as players must forecast possible moves.
There is one problem with the game: the last player to play has an advantage.