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description= Block your opponent's Emperor from being able to move |
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max_players=2|
stashes = 4 |
sets = 5|
other_equip = custom board of partial chessboard |
setup_time= 5 minutes |
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=='''Here's What You Need'''==
You and your opponent (let's call him Johnny-John Other-Guy) will each need a four-by-four board with spaces big enough for a medium pyramid to lie [[orientation|flat]]. These can be two physically distinct boards, or just quadrants of a standard chessboard. You will also each have a separate set of pieces, consisting of the following: eight Commoners ({{PL|::S|gray|3em}}; two in each color), six Nobles ({{PL|::M|gray|3em}}; two each in any three colors), a High Priest ({{PL|::L|blueviolet|3em}}), and an [[Andrew Looney|Emperor]] ({{PL|::SL|brown|3em}}). Your {{PL|::S|gray|3em}}s and {{PL|::M|gray|3em}}s should match Johnny-John's exactly, while your High Priest and Emperor should be in colors that don't match his.
{|style="margin:auto;" class="wikitable"
|style="text-align:center"|{{PL|::S|grey|4em}}
|style="text-align:center"|{{PL|::M|grey|4em}}
|style="text-align:center"|{{PL|::L|grey|4em}}
|style="text-align:center"|{{PL|::SL|grey|4em}}
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|Commoner
|Noble
|High Priest
|Emperor
|}
<p align="center">[[Image:Impshuffle1.JPG|The opposing forces]]</p>
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You may find this asymmetric coloration to be aesthetically unappealing to an astonishing degree, in which case, fine, go right ahead, make 'em the same color. Of course, then you'll need to alter the forthcoming definition of a "match" to include the clause "unless it's a High Priest ({{PL|::L|blueviolet|3em}}) or an Emperor ({{PL|::SL|brown|3em}})", and you'll throw the internal logic of the game all to hell, but hey, as long as you're happy, what do you need with internal logic, anyway?
==The Set-Up==
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<center>'''A Typical Game Begins'''
{|style="background-color:lightyellow; border:2px solid coral;"
|[[Image:Impshuffle2.JPG|One possible starting position]]
This is just one of the thousands of ways the boards could look at the top of the game.▼
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▲|style="text-align:center"|Example starting position: This is just one of the thousands<br> of ways the boards could look at the top of the game.
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<br><br>
Suppose you have gotten your pieces on the board fastest. You get the first move.
[[Image:Impshuffle3.JPG|The first move]]<br>
[[Image:Impshuffle4.JPG|The second move]]<br>
But what's this? Johnny-John makes a move that kills off one of your green
Commoners ({{PL|::SPE|green|2em}}) —
==How's It Going to End?==
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