I am looking forward to investigating this charming game further. Mark Thompson, Gaming Zone Webmaster and commentator. Reviews October 1982, Sid Sackson in Games Magazine, New York Tiles that fit together to form paths are not new but their use in this game, the brainchild of New Zealand inventor David Smith, is fascinatingly different. For one thing, all 64 tiles are identical. For another, there is no board.
Players place tiles alternately, either side up, onto any flat surface.
Connecting paths must be the same color, and the tile array may not exceed eight rows and eight columns, but there are no other placement restrictions- a player may, if he wishes, place a tile that extends or turns a path of his opponent's color. If a placement creates an empty space with two lines of the same color leading to it, the space is filled with the appropriate tile in the same turn. Though a game between experienced players rarely ends with the completion of a loop, a threatened loop can divert your opponent from his own plans and can even force him to help you with yours. The final paragraph is incorrect. Indeed this is the essence of clever TRAX strategy.