If you’ve spent any time at a Goose Games event, you know the award-winning game Mondrian: Color in Motion usually hits at least one table during the evening. This wonderful strategy game from Binary Cocoa has become a staple for our regulars, blending the abstract beauty of Piet Mondrian’s art with the competitive tension of a tactical puzzler.
In its standard form, the game is a “Dominos meets Checkers” experience where you stack cards to match colors and jump markers to score points. It’s elegant, fast-paced, and for most players it entirely about the point haul.
The Legend of the “Bridge”
Every community has its legends, and at Goose Games, one of those legends in a Mondrian superfan named Cam. While the rest of us are focused on maximizing jumps to claim white markers and points, Cam has always played a different game.
Regulars know that Cam gets more excited about forming a “bridge”—placing cards in a specific architectural span across the board—than actually winning. In the original rules, these “bridges” typically grant zero points, but for Cam, these give “fun points” which puts him at the top of the score charts.
The “Cam Variant” is Officially Here
The team at Binary Cocoa clearly has their ears to the ground (or at least to our game tables). They have just released a collection of official variants for Mondrian: Color in Motion, and one of the new additions is none other than the “Cam Variant”.
This official rule change finally validates Cam’s aesthetic obsession. Under the Cam Variant, building these “bridge” structures now offers unique gameplay opportunities, turning what was once a “for-fun” move into a viable path to victory. It joins other new variants expanding the way we look at the ever-evolving canvas on our tables.
Whether you’re playing for the cutthroat points or the architectural beauty of a well-placed card, there’s never been a better time to try out some of the new variants and add a little color to your gameplay.
“One of our favorite things about board games is that people can always change things up a bit if they find something more enjoyable, and we wanted to celebrate that. We hope you all enjoy these variations and continue to enjoy Mondrian: Color in Motion.”
– Joseph Brower, Binary Cocoa
You can get our own copy of the variants at the links below. They are available in a few formats, but if you print and fold on the dotted lines, they should fit perfectly inside your game box. Binary Cocoa has some other Mondrian surprises planned in the near future, so keep an eye out.
https://binarycocoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Mondrian-Alternate-Rules-Letter.pdf
https://binarycocoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Mondrian-Alternate-Rules-A4.pdf
https://binarycocoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Mondrian-Alternate-Rules-Phone.pdf