Zermatt is an abstract tile placing and path traversing game with a mountain climbing theme. Two to six player take turns placing six-sided tiles on a hexagonal grid and move their playing pieces (mountain climbers) from their respective base camps towards the summit. Special tiles are used to block opponents' movement up the slope. The first player to successfully navigate their mountain climber from the bottom of the mountain to the top is the winner, but beware, sometimes the mountain wins and no climbers are able to reach the top.