Timeline of Blokus

Units of time used:

"BB", or Before Blokus, corresponds to BC. "MB", or Modern Blokus, corresponds to AD  

5,000 BB- The ancient culture the “Bloacians” play the first game similar to that of Blokus, made with wood and rocks. It was known at the time as “Rockus”. 1,000 BB- The Bloacians are nearly driven to extinction by a group of “Vikings". The few that remain go into hiding and pass down the knowledge of Rockus from generation to generation. 0 MB- Bernard Tavitian modernizes the rules of Rockus and changes the name to the more modern “Blokus”.

1 MB- The first high-level Blokus player, Christian Potter, entered the game and began dominating the scene.

5 MB- Now that five years have passed since the creation of modern Blokus, more high-level players have entered the game. There are now talks about creating a high-level elite tournament for only the best Blokus players. This tournament would eventually become The World Block.

25 MB- The first World Block takes place in Zimbabwe, and is won by Christian Potter.

5 0 MB- Blokus is thriving, with anime, books, and movies coming out about the game.

476 MB- The dark ages for Blokus begin. Most players are killed in several strategies gone wrong, and only a few Grandmasters remain. The ones that survived go into hiding, and the game becomes dormant.

1453 MB- The grandmasters come out of hiding and usher in a new age of prosperity for Blokus.

Present Day (2018 MB)- Blokus continues to prosper to this day, and the great players of old still remain to this day, the only ones who remember the dark ages. They are tasked with defending Blokus from the purple block, and have achieved immortality as gods among men.