We love quick and clever two-player abstract games at home — like Coloro. A few seconds to set up, a few minutes to play, and there’s always time for a rematch.
So when we saw ORBITO, we knew it would be right up our alley!
Marbles make everything better
ORBITO is basically a 3D upgrade of Tic-Tac-Toe — a familiar idea, but turned into something far more tactical and exciting.
Forget pen and paper. Instead, you get beautiful, heavy, glossy marbles. And the best part?
👉 You can move your opponent’s marbles!
But — plot twist — any movement you make also affects your own marbles.
Because at the end of every turn, you press a central button that shifts all marbles one space counterclockwise.
That’s when the madness begins!
How it plays
Rules take a minute to learn. Each turn:
1️⃣ optionally move an opponent’s marble to an adjacent free space
2️⃣ place your own marble anywhere free on the board
3️⃣ press the button → all marbles shift
The goal is simple: get 4 marbles in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Simple? Yes.
Easy? Not at all.
With your opponent sabotaging moves and the whole board shifting every turn, you’ll need constant adaptation and forward planning.
A mini brain workout
FlexiQ designs games to develop cognitive skills — and ORBITO hits multiple at once:
• refocusing attention
• shifting perspective
• planning ahead
• problem-solving
• evaluating multiple possibilities
It’s a tiny brain-training session packed into a short, fun game.
Components — top notch!
✅ solid plastic board
✅ ready to play right out of the box (no setup!)
✅ gorgeous weighty marbles
✅ quick to pack up again
If the board fills up with no winner, there’s a tiebreaker:
One player presses the button five times — whoever forms a line first wins.
If still nothing? It’s a draw.
Chaotic? Yes. Fun? Absolutely.
Verdict
ORBITO is quick, clever, and surprisingly tense.
Not a deep strategy game for long evenings, but a perfect “one more game!” title for families and casual players.
✅ beautiful components
✅ super easy rules
✅ fast and addictive gameplay
✅ a clever twist on a classic idea
❌ some games can feel a bit random
❌ not ideal for strategy heavyweights
But at our house? It’s a go-to pick-up-and-play game —
and there’s always someone saying: “Again!” (usually me 😁)