# Abalone

Abalone is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 7 and up. It is rated 6.7 out of 10 by 45 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $13.26 (United States).

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 7+
- **Complexity:** 2.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1987
- **Categories:** Abstract Strategy
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Static Capture, Hexagon Grid, Slide / Push
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.7 out of 10, from 45 reviews
- **Owned by:** 98 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 229
- **Unique players:** 110

**Designers:** Michel Lalet, Laurent Levi

**Artists:** Laurent Levi

**Publishers:** (Unknown)

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gameslore | 9.99 £ | https://www.gameslore.com/board-games/abstract-games/abalone-go-board-game.html |
| Element Games | 10.79 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/abalone-go |
| Board Game Bliss | 39.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/abalone |
| 401 Games | 42.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/abalone |
| Games Empire | 11.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/abalone-go |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 10.76 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/16194-abalone-go-3558380119814.html |
| Ludifolie | 10.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/1218-abalone-go.html |
| La Gameria | 10.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/abalone-go-16904.html |
| GryPlanszowe.pl | 49.99 zł | https://gryplanszowe.pl/product-pol-1872-Abalone-GO-edycja-polska.html |
| Good Games | 19 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/abalone-go |
| Va de jocs | 12 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/abalone-go |
| El Nucli | 12 € | https://www.elnucli.es/products/abalone-go |
| Zatu Games | 10.75 £ | https://zatu.com/products/abalone-go |
| Travelling Man | 10.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/abalone-go |
| Spielezar | 34.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/abstrakte-spiele/abalone-classic |

## Expansions

- [Abalone Extra Player Marbles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/abalone-extra-player-marbles)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/abalone)
- [Abalone in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/abalone)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/526)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._