{"id":2625,"date":"2026-11-09T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/?p=2625"},"modified":"2026-11-09T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:00:00","slug":"blokus-duo-fwg43-count-both-players-pieces-before-accepting-a-used-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/2026\/11\/09\/blokus-duo-fwg43-count-both-players-pieces-before-accepting-a-used-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Blokus Duo FWG43: count both players\u2019 pieces before accepting a used box"},"content":{"rendered":"

A used Blokus Duo FWG43 set needs a board and two identifiable player sets, not just a photograph of coloured pieces.<\/strong> Mattel\u2019s description lists forty-two game pieces, with twenty-one assigned to each player.<\/p>\n

The official FWG43 support record<\/a> identifies a two-player game, released in 2018 and labelled for ages seven and above. Its expanded description<\/a> provides the board-and-pieces inventory. Use that exact code rather than transferring an age label or contents count from an older Duo release.<\/p>\n

Ask for an organized inventory photograph<\/h2>\n

Have the seller separate the two player sets and spread the shapes so none overlap. Count each side independently. A correct combined total can still conceal an uneven allocation or duplicated shape, so a pile counted as forty-two is weaker evidence than a clear assortment photograph.<\/p>\n

Next, ask for the board and the matching instruction sheet. A readable product code on the box helps link those observations to a documented release. Record any missing or damaged item explicitly; the word \u201ccomplete\u201d should be a conclusion from the inventory, not the only information provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Recorded result<\/th>\nWhat remains unknown<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Twenty-one pieces per player counted<\/td>\nWhether every shape is the correct one<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Board shown<\/td>\nCondition of surfaces not visible in the photograph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FWG43 identified<\/td>\nCondition of this individual second-hand set<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Our practical preference is a listing that makes those unknowns easy to resolve. It can be more useful than a description promising quick learning or endless replay, because the immediate purchase problem is whether the components match.<\/p>\n

This guide does not reproduce the full rules, authenticate a seller\u2019s goods or establish replacement-part availability. We have not inspected or played with the offered set. Mattel documentation read 25 October 2026. For related decisions, see buying guides<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mattel lists a board and forty-two pieces for FWG43, split between two players. Check the product code and assortment rather than relying on a colourful pile.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":280506174,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Mattel lists a board and forty-two pieces for FWG43, split between two players. Check the product code and assortment rather than relying on a colourful pile.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"Blokus Duo FWG43: 42-piece used-set check","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1365],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buying-guides"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phlyx3-Gl","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/280506174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2990,"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625\/revisions\/2990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}