Kollide: The Viral Magnetic Game Everyone's Playing at Game Night

If you've spent any time on TikTok recently, there's a decent chance you've already seen Kollide — the game where two players stare down a rope-marked battleground, magnets in hand, trying not to be the one whose piece "snaps" to another. It's simple to watch, tense to play, and it's become one of the fastest-moving games on our shelves since we brought it in.

Here's a proper look at what it is, how it plays, and why it's earned its spot as a genuine game night staple rather than just a viral flash-in-the-pan.

What Is Kollide?

Kollide is a head-to-head magnetic challenge game from Relatable, created in partnership with the TikTok-famous gaming duo @Games4Two. The premise is deceptively simple: within a shared battleground marked out by a rope, players take turns placing magnets, trying to be the first to place all of theirs without any of them snapping together.

It's the kind of game that's instantly understandable to a spectator — which is exactly why it's done so well online. But it plays even better than it looks, because the tension of "will this one snap?" doesn't fade with repetition. It ramps up.

How to Play

The rules are light enough to explain in under a minute:

• The rope is laid out to define the shared battleground.
• Players take turns placing one magnet at a time inside the battleground.
• If a magnet you place snaps to any other magnet already on the board, you have to collect the entire linked cluster and start your placements again.
• The first player to successfully place all 20 of their magnets without triggering a Kollide wins.

That's genuinely the whole game — but the strategy shows up fast. Early placements are safe, but as the battleground fills up, every new magnet you place has to thread the needle between your opponent's pieces and your own. Steady hands help, but reading the board and planning two or three moves ahead is what actually wins games.

What's in the Box

• 🧲 20x Magnets
• 🪢 1x Rope (defines the battleground boundary)
• 👜 1x Carrying Bag
• 📖 1x Instructions Sheet

Everything packs down into the included carrying bag, which is a big part of why it's found its way into so many people's camping and road trip kits, not just their game shelves.

Who's It For?

Kollide is built for 2+ players and recommended for ages 8 and up, which puts it squarely in family territory — but don't mistake "family game" for "kids' game." The precision-and-nerve gameplay holds up just as well for adults, and it's become a genuine party favourite for exactly that reason: it's easy enough to teach a table of mixed ages in one go, but competitive enough that adults will keep asking for a rematch.

It's a strong pick for:

• Family game nights where you need something everyone can jump into immediately
• Parties and get-togethers, where a fast, watchable game keeps energy up between rounds
• Camping and road trips, thanks to the compact carrying bag and rope-defined boundary that doesn't need a table

Why It's Worth Having on Hand

A lot of viral games are one-and-done — fun for a single round, then forgotten. Kollide's replay value comes from the fact that no two battlegrounds play out the same way twice, and the "just one more go" pull is real once someone's cluster gets collected back into their hand. It's the kind of game that ends up getting played three or four times in a row before anyone notices how much time has passed.

Grab It In-Store or Online

Kollide is $29 AUD and in stock now at Hobby Collectors Australia — brand new and sealed, ready to ship Australia-wide or to pick up from our Fairfield store. If you want to see it in action before you buy, come find us in-store; we're always happy to run through a demo round.

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Looking for more games in the same vein? Check out our full board games collection, or read our Board Game Night Starter Guide for more picks by group size and vibe.