"My next several hours were spent learning how to play tak. Even if I had not been nearly mad with idleness, I would have enjoyed it. Tak is the best sort of game: simple in its rules, complex in its strategy. Bredon beat me handily in all five games we played, but I am proud to say that he never beat me the same way twice." -Kvothe Tak is a two-player abstract strategy game dreamed up by Pat Rothfuss in "The Wise Man's Fear" and made reality by James Ernest. In Tak, players attempt to make a road of their pieces connecting two opposite sides of the board. Awards & Honors 2018 Origins Awards Best Board Game Nominee 2017 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee 2017 Board Game Quest Awards Best Two Player Game Nominee 2016 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee