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The Ultimate Game of Strategy and Intrigue.

Plateau is a new abstract strategy board game invented in 1986 by Jim Albea.
You can read the whole story of Plateau's development here.

It is a deceptively simple game played on a 4x4 grid. Pieces are added to and moved on the board with the goal of capturing six of the opponents pieces or making a stack of pieces six tall.

From a few simple rules a complex strategy game emerges. But there is more. In most abstract strategy games the players have complete knowledge of all possible moves. In Plateau there is hidden or secret information. You don't always know exactly what your opponent has played. This means that you have to devise strategies without perfect knowledge of your opponent's position. Thus Plateau is more like real life strategic situations. As a Plateau game proceeds, complex strategies emerge among bluffs, traps, and intrigues.

We suggest you check out the Plateau player community on BoardSpace.Net. There you can play human opponents in real time across the Internet or play against a computer robot (coming soon). Also, below see Virtual Plateau, free software which has animated help diagrams, a computer robot, and a facility for email games.

"Plateau is unique and amazing in that such grand strategies can be played on such a small board. ...no other game like it." 1992  Sid Sackson


Order a Game Set for only $20.00  The Real Plateau Game Set consists of: 24 base pieces, 26 colored snap on markers, a bi-fold game board, rules/strategy booklet, and a sturdy plastic carrying case.

Email Order :  If you would like to have a game set, let us know where to send it.  If you are not completely satisfied you can return it postage due.  If you like it then send us your payment of only $20.00. Send us your mailing address and we will send your set today! We will ship free to anywhere in the world.

We also accept PayPal:

ShareIt -- An alternate to PayPal is ShareIt which handles multiple international payment methods. A $5.00 processing fee is added for ShareIt orders.


Virtual Plateau  is a FREE program for Windows.  With it you can play against the computer robot or play a friend by email.  Also it has animated diagrams that explain the rules. Download






Strategy Articles:
The Kosinski Opening:  By James Kosinski -- a tough opening but not invincible. (under construction)
The Hammond Method :  By Paul Hammond -- changed the way Plateau is played.
General hints and tips :  By Jim Albea
The Official Rules
Deutsch - Regeln und Weisunge auf Deutsch (.pdf). Deutsche Übersetzung von Frank Kronmueller. (Rules and Instructions in German, translation by Frank Kronmueller.)
Feedback What do you think?  Were you able to successfully download and run Virtual Plateau? Did you recieve your Plateau game set?   Is this site functioning properly? We would like to hear from you!

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