Glüx

Place light tokens of different brightness to out-shine your rivals and win the majority in each room.

Designer: Jakob Andrusch
Published by: Queen Games
Editions by: Möbius Games, HANALL M&C

Glüx is a family-sized abstract game about turning on the lights. The board is a grid of rooms, and you place light tokens of different brightness into them. Whoever has the brightest light in a room holds the majority there, so every room is a small tug of war between lamps. Play is straightforward: you move on the square grid and place your tokens where they count, trying to outshine the others in as many areas as you can. The trick is picking your battles. It is for two to four players, about forty-five minutes, and the cozy glow hides a surprisingly sharp majority fight.

Light tokens of different brightnessArea majority fights in every roomMovement across a square grid

Who it's for

You like abstract majority games with a gentle look, and you play most often with three or four people.

Not for you if…

You want a strong story or a lot of luck. This is a quiet, tactical area-control puzzle.

Vibe's take

Thoughtful and tactical with a soft theme. You are constantly weighing whether to commit a bright token now or save it for a more contested room.