Posted July 19, 2025 by Riffle Shuffle & Roll
I am happy to share a tutorial video for Collapsi Shift! This is a rule variant that requires players to shift the row or column that they ended their turn on one space in either direction.
The shifting rule is the result of testing a few different ideas for cards that move around the board. Originally, I tried having cards that were magnetic in the sense that they would be attracted to other cards on the grid. Once gaps formed in the grid, magnetic cards would move on their own, in a sense. Movement rules became far too fiddly, so I abandoned the idea. I needed a way to make card movement smoother, and I wanted both players to have the ability to shift the board. It hit me, why not let players shift on every turn? Moving individual cards ended up being pretty lame, but moving whole rows or columns worked out very well. After some thorough playtesting, the shifting rule quickly became my favorite way to play.
What's left on my to-do list:
- establish a scoring system
- update the rule book with thorough explanations of the rule variants
- create a video for the 3 & 4 player game and 6x6 board
- continue development of the 3d print
- solo mode!