How to play Ember

How to play

How to play Ember

Play the walkthrough, then read up on any rule here.

Start here The guided walkthrough A few guided turns against a gentle rival. You place spots and pressure spreads. Play the walkthrough →

The essentials

The rules that decide every game, each one shown on the board.

Secret picks, revealed together. Pick the same spot as your rival and Static takes it. Live demo
Your spots push pressure onto open neighbors. At 4 points a spot becomes yours. Live demo
Pressure carries only so far from the spots you place. Live demo
Most spots wins. The game ends when no one can catch the leader. Live demo

Going deeper

Useful variations and tools, shown on the board.