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{{Infobox_Game|
subject_name=Nickel|
image_link= [[Image:Nickel.500px.jpg|200px]]|
designer=Designed by [[User:Kataclysm|Kat Costa]]|
description=Use strategy to form a line or L shape on a colorful, randomly-generated board|
min_players=
max_players=2|
sets=
stashes=5|
setup_time=1 minute|
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complexity=Low |
strategy=High|
mechanic1=Perfect information|
mechanic2=Placement|
other_equip=5x5 grid, 12 tokens in two colors|
release_year=2020|
game_status=Complete|
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random_chance=None|
theme = |
BGG_Link=[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/297632/nickel Nickel]|
}}
==Nickel==
[[Image:Nickel.photo.setup.jpg|400px]]
==Overview==
Nickel is a two-player combinatorial game played on a 5×5 grid that is randomly populated with 25 pyramids. The goal is to form an L shape or straight line of 5 pieces in your color or to leave your opponent with no valid moves.
==Materials==
*25
*A 5×5 grid
*12 tokens in two colors (these can be pyramids of unused colors, if you have them, or they can be coins, stones, bottle caps, etc).
Nickel works best if you own five nests each of five colors so that all pyramids are identical in size. Small pyramids work best because they fit perfectly in the squares on a Volcano board when lying down. That said, size is unimportant to gameplay.
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*Arrange it so that there are no valid moves at the start of your opponent's turn
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{| style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
|colspan=5;|'''Win by L-shape'''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|purple|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|royalblue|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|crimson|2em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|royalblue|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|royalblue|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|crimson|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||2em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|green|2em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|crimson|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|green|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|orange|2em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|green|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|orange|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|purple|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X|black|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|crimson|2em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid white;"|{{PL|::SPW|white|2em}}
|}
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{|
{{PL| |10em}}
|}
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{| style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
|colspan=5;|'''Win by straight line'''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|purple|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|purple|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|royalblue|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|crimson|2em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|crimson|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||2em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|purple|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|orange|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||2em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|orange|2em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|orange|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|purple|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X|black|2em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||2em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid white;"|{{PL|::SPW|white|2em}}
|}
|}
==Setup==
The board will need to be randomly filled with 25 pyramids. Each pyramid will have a color and an orientation combination that makes it unique from all other pieces on the board. To begin setup, sort the pieces into rows and columns of color and orientation (North, East, South, West, and Standing-Up). Do this ''next to'' the board, not on the board.
{| style="margin:auto;"
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{| style="text-align:center;"
|{{PL|::SPN|royalblue|
|{{PL|::SPE|royalblue|
|{{PL|::SPS|royalblue|
|{{PL|::SPW|royalblue|
|{{PL|::SPU|royalblue|
|-
|{{PL|::SPN|crimson|
|{{PL|::SPE|crimson|
|{{PL|::SPS|crimson|
|{{PL|::SPW|crimson|
|{{PL|::SPU|crimson|
|-
|{{PL|::SPN|orange|
|{{PL|::SPE|orange|
|{{PL|::SPS|orange|
|{{PL|::SPW|orange|
|{{PL|::SPU|orange|
|-
|{{PL|::SPN|green|
|{{PL|::SPE|green|
|{{PL|::SPS|green|
|{{PL|::SPW|green|
|{{PL|::SPU|green|
|-
|{{PL|::SPN|purple|
|{{PL|::SPE|purple|
|{{PL|::SPS|purple|
|{{PL|::SPW|purple|
|{{PL|::SPU|purple|
|}
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{| style="text-align:center; border: 3px solid black; border-collapse:collapse;"
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL| ||
|}
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{| style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse; margin:auto;"
|colspan=5;|'''Example Setup'''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|crimson|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|crimson|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|green|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|green|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|crimson|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|orange|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|crimson|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|crimson|
|}
==Play==
{| style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
|colspan=5;|'''Start player must <br>play on an edge'''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|rowspan=5;|{{PL| |3em}}
|rowspan=5;|Choose a start player. For the first turn only, placement is limited to one of the 16 squares on the edge of the board. Start player will choose one of these squares to place his token in.
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|crimson|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|}
{| style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
|colspan=5;|'''Turn 1: Start player moves <br>to the {{PL|::SPE|crimson|2em}} space
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|crimson|
|rowspan=5; style="text-align:center;"|  {{PL|::SPE|crimson|
|rowspan=5; style="text-align:
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|crimson|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|green|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|green|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|crimson|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|orange|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X|black|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|crimson|
|}
<br><br>
{| style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
|colspan=5;|'''Player 2 can move
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|rowspan=5;|{{PL| |3em}}
|rowspan=5; style="text-align:left;"|The next player looks at the pyramid her opponent has given her: she must place her token in a square that matches this pyramid in one of its two characteristics: in color or in orientation. Since the pyramid her opponent has given her is a {{PL|::SPE|crimson|2em}}, she must place her token in a square occupied by a red pyramid or a pyramid pointing East.
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|green|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|green|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|orange|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X|black|
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|}
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{| style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
|colspan=5;|'''Turn 2: Player 2 chooses <br>the {{PL|::SPE|orange|2em}} space
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|crimson|
|rowspan=5; style="text-align:center;"|  {{PL|::SPE|orange|
|rowspan=5; style="text-align:
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|crimson|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|green|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|green|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|crimson|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|royalblue|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|orange|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|green|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X|black|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|crimson|
|}
<br><br>
The game continues like this until one player has successfully formed an L shape or a straight line. That player wins! A player also wins if her opponent, on his turn, has no legal placement available.
==Victory==
A player wins by successfully forming an L shape or a straight line (diagonal or orthogonal) of five pieces in their color. If one player has no legal moves on their turn, the other player wins.
<br><br>
{|
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{| style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
|colspan=5;|'''Win by L-shape'''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|purple|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|royalblue|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|crimson|3em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|royalblue|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|royalblue|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|crimson|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||3em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|green|3em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|crimson|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|green|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|orange|3em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|green|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|orange|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|purple|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X|black|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|crimson|3em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid white;"|{{PL|::SPW|white|3em}}
|}
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{|
{{PL| |10em}}
|}
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{| style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
|colspan=5;|'''Win by straight line'''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|purple|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|purple|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|royalblue|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|crimson|3em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|crimson|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||3em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|purple|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|orange|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||3em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|orange|3em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|orange|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|purple|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X|black|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||3em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid white;"|{{PL|::SPW|white|3em}}
|}
|}
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