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==Rules==

In general, players take turns placing their pyramids lying down on the squares of a chessboard until the board is full. Points are distributed based on what direction their pyramids point. The game begins differently enough with different playcounts that it's best to split the rules up by that factor. These rules are written so that someone with no prior experience with [[Martian Go]] can learn this game.

In general, players take turns placing their pyramids lying down on the squares of a chessboard until the board is full. Points are distributed based on what direction their pyramids point. The game begins differently enough with different playcounts that it's best to split the rules up by that factor. These rules are written so that someone with no prior experience with [[Martian Go]] can learn this game. They are written in the format of an example two-player game, but other than setup, the rules are the same for all player-counts.

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First, players place the Root or Null tokens they have been given in player order. From then on, players take turns placing their pyramids on the board until it is full. Pieces must be orthogonally connected to, and point at:

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===2-Player Setup===

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Board needed: an 8×4 grid, or a chessboard with half the squares covered up.

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Player 1 takes the null token and places it, then Player 2 takes the root token and places it.

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[[Image:2-player_setup_Branches_and_Twigs_and_Thorns_Artboard_1_with_coins.svg|thumb|none|750px|''<big>Setup for two players. Each player has one Stash and five coins. The first player receives the null token, here represented by an orange die. The second player receives the root token, here represented by a green die.</big>'']]

====Gameplay====

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~~Players~~ take turns placing their pyramids on the board until it is full. Pieces must be orthogonally connected to, and point at:

*the root

*their own color (for free)

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[[Image:2-player_Move_with_Penalty_ExampleV3.svg|thumb|none|750px|''<big>The blue player points a small pyramid at an opponent's medium. He pays two coins to the pot for pointing to a size 2-pip pyramid, and one coin to his opponent for pointing at her piece with a 1-pip pyramid.</big>'']]

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If a player runs out of coins but still needs to pay, everyone, including the player who just ran out of coins, takes five coins from the pot. This is fair because only ~~the~~ relative scores matter.

If a player runs out of coins but still needs to pay, everyone, including the player who just ran out of coins, takes five more coins from the pot. This is fair because only relative scores matter.

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[[Image:2-player_finished_gameV6.svg|thumb|none|750px|''<big>Purple saw her advantage and blocked blue off. A few moves later, the Blue must again point at an opponent's piece. He must pay a penalty of 1 to the bank for pointing at a 1-pip pyramid, and 2 to his opponent for pointing a 2-pip pyramid at her, a total of three coins. But he does not have enough funds. So everyone takes five more coins from the pot (represented by the red-outlined coins), and then Blue pays the coins out as normal.</big>'']]

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The game ends when the board is full. Whoever has the most coins wins.

[[Image:2-player_finished_gameV4.svg|thumb|none|750px|''<big>Finished game. Purple wins with the most coins.</big>'']]

==Setup==

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===2-Player Setup===

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Board needed: an 8×4 grid, or a chessboard with half the squares covered up.

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Player 1 takes the null token and places it, then Player 2 takes the root token and places it.

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[[Image:2-player_setup_Branches_and_Twigs_and_Thorns_Artboard_1_with_coins.svg|thumb|none|750px|''<big>Setup for two players. Each player has one Stash and five coins. The first player receives the null token, here represented by an orange die. The second player receives the root token, here represented by a green die.</big>'']]

===3-Player Setup===