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==Variants== |
==Variants== |
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===5 Color Agents=== |
===5 Color Agents=== |
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With a 5th color, you can use the |
With a 5th color, you can use the large and medium black pyramid to conceal one extra color objective for each player. In this variant, you will use an entire 8 × 8 chess board. Keep in mind that the only black pieces left to go in the bag will all be small. In this variant, six pyramids will remain in the bag after the board is full. |
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*Higher Overall Score: You can choose to note down the 5th color on your Objective board as a '''+3''', which will likely result in an overall higher score, since 3 colors will be giving you a positive multiplier and only one will give a negative one. |
*Higher Overall Score: You can choose to note down the 5th color on your Objective board as a '''+3''', which will likely result in an overall higher score, since 3 colors will be giving you a positive multiplier and only one will give a negative one. |
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*A More Unpredictable Score |
*A More Unpredictable Score |
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Alternatively, you can choose to note down the 5th color on your objective board as '''−2''', thus balancing out the positive and negative objectives. This will likely bring the overall score down a bit and make the game a bit more intense and chaotic, as you will try your hardest to avoid any clusters that give you a −2 multiplier. |
Alternatively, you can choose to note down the 5th color on your objective board as '''−2''', thus balancing out the positive and negative objectives. This will likely bring the overall score down a bit and make the game a bit more intense and chaotic, as you will try your hardest to avoid any clusters that give you a −2 multiplier. |
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===Blind Agents=== |
===Blind Agents=== |
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Set the game up as before, but instead of placing the objective pyramids so they stand vertically, instead lay them down with the tip facing you. This way you will not be able to see your own colors, nor will you be able to swap them, but your opponent can see and swap your colors. Try to deduce your colors from the action your opponent makes to try and screw you over. |
Set the game up as before, but instead of placing the objective pyramids so they stand vertically, instead lay them down with the tip facing you. This way you will not be able to see your own colors, nor will you be able to swap them, but your opponent can see and swap your colors. Try to deduce your colors from the action your opponent makes to try and screw you over. |
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