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min_playing_time=15 minutes | |
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stashes = 1 per player | |
stashes = 1 per player | |
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If you have no legal move, you lose your turn and play proceeds to the next player. |
If you have no legal move, you lose your turn and play proceeds to the next player. |
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=== MOVING PIECES === |
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If you are moving a piece instead of swapping a pair, all the spots you move through and the destination spot must be vacant. |
If you are moving a piece instead of swapping a pair, all the spots you move through and the destination spot must be vacant. |
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Small pyramids move only to adjacent spots, a distance of one spot. |
* Small pyramids move only to adjacent spots, a distance of one spot. |
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=== SWAPPING PIECES === |
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following size restrictions. Once you have swapped pieces, you may not make |
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any additional moves on your turn. |
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A large piece may swap places only with an adjacent medium piece. |
* A large piece may swap places only with an adjacent medium piece. |
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A medium piece may swap places only with an adjacent small piece. |
* A medium piece may swap places only with an adjacent small piece. |
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A small piece may swap places only with an adjacent large piece. |
* A small piece may swap places only with an adjacent large piece. |
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=== CONNECTED PIECES === |
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Pieces of the same color which are on adjacent spots are said to be connected to each other. |
* Pieces of the same color which are on adjacent spots are said to be connected to each other. |
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Any piece of the same color adjacent to a connected group is part of that group. |
* Any piece of the same color adjacent to a connected group is part of that group. |
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If your move produces a connected group of five pieces of the same color, then if that does not end the game, those five pieces are removed from the board and are out of play for the rest of the game. You might form such a connected group for an opponent with a "swap places" move, although this is generally not advisable. |
* If your move produces a connected group of five pieces of the same color, then if that does not end the game, those five pieces are removed from the board and are out of play for the rest of the game. You might form such a connected group for an opponent with a "swap places" move, although this is generally not advisable. |
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You are not allowed to form a connected group of more than five pieces of the same color, either for yourself or an opponent. Any such move is illegal. |
* You are not allowed to form a connected group of more than five pieces of the same color, either for yourself or an opponent. Any such move is illegal. |
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== Game End == |
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The first player whose third connected group of five pieces is formed, is the winner. If your move simultaneously forms the last connected group for both yourself and an opponent, then you still win. |
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The game ends when any player has achieved three connected groups of their |
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color (the third group will occur on the board, while the previous two groups |
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are stowed by their owner). That player wins. If two players get three groups at |
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the same time, the winner is the one whose move ended the game. Players may |
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== Other Languages == |
== Other Languages == |