What Is Quarks?

Quarks is a cosmic twist on your favorite puzzle game — think color-matching, but reimagined for the tabletop. Get your sugar rush from satisfying spins, clever chains, and that perfect “aha!” moment when everything clicks into place.

Quarks (the tiles) and Quanta (the colorful pieces) draw from real physics—but you don’t need a science degree to play.

You'll place colorful Quanta onto shifting hexagonal Quarks, rotate the board itself, and outmaneuver your opponent(s)—or challenge yourself solo—as you chase high scores and build the most satisfying chains possible. It’s a game of strategy, spatial insight, and particle precision.

Every match is a fresh puzzle. The board changes every time — with over 1.5 quintillion possible setups, you’ll never play the same game twice.

How to Play

1️⃣ Place Tiles into Valid Pockets
2️⃣ Rotate Quarks to Align Chains
3️⃣ Score Points by Connecting Colors

Why You'll Love Quarks

• 🧠 A fast, thinky puzzle full of satisfying surprises
• 🌈 Colorblind-friendly & tactile — made to be felt
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Accessible to new players, satisfying for veterans
• 🧪 Rooted in quantum physics, made for fun
• ♻️ Thoughtfully produced with eco-friendly materials

What's in the Box?

Your copy of Quarks includes:

• 🧮 1× Game Board with Nodes for the Quarks
• ⚛️ 7× Quark Tiles (with high/low recessed Pockets)
• 🔷 42× Quanta Tiles (red, lime, blue)
• 👜 1× Cloth Drawstring Bag
• 📘 6× Quick Start Rules (🇺🇸 EN, 🇪🇸 ES, 🇫🇷 FR, 🇧🇷 PT, 🇩🇪 DE, 🇨🇳 CN)
• 📝 Scoresheet pad and pencil, plus access to the official online tracker
• 🎁 Optional: Kickstarter Exclusive Upgrades

Designed for Everyone

Quarks is built with accessibility in mind. Its colorblind-friendly palette uses lime instead of green for improved contrast, and the game itself is tactile — from the recessed high and low pockets to the satisfying spin of the Quark tiles. It's made to be felt as well as seen.

Inspired by Real Science

In Quarks, you are the color force — the invisible hand binding the universe together, one chain of quanta at a time. Red, lime, and blue swirl across the board as you twist and align particles into perfect harmony. It feels like a puzzle, but it's powered by the same forces that hold atomic nuclei together.

The game draws its core from quantum physics, where quarks are bound by a phenomenon known as color charge — a real scientific principle that inspired the vibrant mechanics at the heart of your strategy.

What Playtesters Say

• “It’s the type of game you can leave out on your table and get a quick play in anytime without having to relearn the game.” – Spaghetti & Meeples
• “It’s so simple, but the strategy part of it is so so fun!” – Pete
• “It’s just so clever.” – Ron
• "It's like a more fun chess game." – Ron
• “A tight puzzle game that’s easy to learn but offers real planning and strategy.” – Daniel
• “A nice little thinky puzzle with a solo mode too.” – Daniel
• “He made a really good game!” – Matt and Angela
• “It’s got strategy reminiscent of merge games — very spatial.” – TheKloewers
• “Quite fun, and like no other game I’ve ever played.” – TheKloewers
• “The colorblind-friendly design is appreciated!” – Jules
• “I’ve played five times and the board never feels the same twice.” – Alex
• “It scratches the same itch as my favorite puzzle apps, but I get to play it with friends.” – Taylor
• “I wasn’t expecting to like it this much. I keep thinking about it between games.” – Morgan

Ready to Twist Some Quarks?

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