Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Slide colorful umbrellas through a personal grid and shared waiting zones, complete required figures, and adapt as patterns pass around the table.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Pattern Building
Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Slide / Push
Use Slide / Push as a recurring structure for player decisions and resolution.
Connections
Create meaningful links between locations, pieces, or concepts.
Grid Coverage
Place pieces to cover required cells or patterns on a grid.
Read the full game description
Umbrella is a spatial puzzle in which each player rearranges a crowd of colorful umbrellas on a 4-by-4 stage. A turn slides one umbrella in from a waiting zone, pushing another out and changing the options available to neighboring players. Matching a figure with four umbrellas of one color earns a scoring token, covers that color for future scoring, and passes the completed figure onward. The shared movement economy makes every tidy personal puzzle part of a larger interactive system.
