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designer=Designed by [[User:spearjr|Jason Spears]] & [[User:Oosterwal|Erik Oosterwal]]|

description=A capture game for 2-3 players with 2 stashes and 4 Martian Coasters.|

playersmin_players=2 |

mechanicsgame_mechanics= Beverage-coaster manipulation|

Ambush is an abstract strategy game for 2 players. Two stashes, one per player and 4 Martian Coasters are needed. Players will either play one of their 15 pyramids on the board or set a pyramid aside to rotate a coaster. Either action may allow them to capture a pyramid belonging to their opponent. The winner is the player who has captured the most pips' worth of opposing pyramids.

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In the example above, Black would setspend a pyramid aside to rotate the coaster in the upper right corner 90° counterclockwise. Now White's 2 pip pyramid is captured.

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=== Capturing Examples ===

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|rowspan="3" style="text-align:justify; padding:15px;"|Here if Red places a 2-pip^{{{PL|::M|red|3em}}} or 3-pip pyramid^{{{PL|::L|red|3em}}} on C3, Red will capture the 3-pipBlack's ^{{{PL|::L|black pyramid|3em}}}. On A3, only a 3-pip pyramid^{{{PL|::L|red|3em}}} will cause the capture. A 1-pip^{{{PL|::S|red|3em}}} pyramid cannot cause a capture right now.

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:justify; padding:15px;"|Here it is Red's turn. If Red places a 1^{{{PL|::S|red|3em}}}, 2^{{{PL|::M|red|3em}}}, or 3 pip piece^{{{PL|::L|red|3em}}} at A3, theyRed will capture both of Black's pieces.

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:justify; padding:15px;"|Black's turn. Placing a 2-pip^{{{PL|::M|black|3em}}} or 3-pip pyramid^{{{PL|::L|black|3em}}} on B3 will capture the whitered pyramid. A 3-pip red pyramid^{{{PL|::L|black|3em}}} on A2 would also capture the whitered 3-pip pyramid^{{{PL|::L|red|3em}}}.

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:justify; padding:15px;"|Black's turn. Playing a 1-pip pyramid^{{{PL|::S|black|3em}}} at A3 will not result in any captures. But playing a 2-pip^{{{PL|::M|black|3em}}} or 3-pip pyramid^{{{PL|::L|black|3em}}} there will allow Black to capture the top-most red pyramid, (the 1-pip)^{{{PL|::S|red|3em}}}. The remaining whitered pyramid (the 2-pip pyramid^{{{PL|::M|red|3em}}}) will stay in place until Black plays another pyramid on A1 or A3.

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:justify; padding:15px;"|Black may safely play a pyramid^{{{PL|::S|black|3em}}} or ^{{{PL|::M|black|3em}}} at B1;: even though it would be outnumbered, that piece would not be captured at the end of his turn because capturing needs to be initiated by the attacking player. However, if Red were to play an additional piecepyramid at A1 or C1, the black piece would be captured.

The game ends when the second player plays or spends their last pyramid (their 15th) pyramid.) The winner is the player who has captured the most pips' worth of pieces.