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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|
other_equip=5x5 grid|▼
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==
Nickel is a two-player combinatorial game played on a 5x5 grid that is randmly 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.▼
[[Image:Nickel.photo.setup.jpg|400px]]
==Overview==
▲Nickel is a two-player combinatorial game played on a
==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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*Form an L shape of five pieces in your color
*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'''
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|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
{| 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| ||
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|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="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="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="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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|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|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|crimson|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|orange|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|purple|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|green|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|orange|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background-color:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|green|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPE|royalblue|3em}}
|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:
|}
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|colspan=5;|'''Player 2 can move to any <br>of the highlighted squares'''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|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; 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.
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|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|royalblue|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|royalblue|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|orange|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|green|3em}}
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|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|green|3em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|green|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|orange|3em}}
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|orange|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X|black|3em}}
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:
|}
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|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|crimson|3em}}
|rowspan=5; style="text-align:center;"|  {{PL|::SPE|orange|3em}}
|rowspan=5; style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|royalblue|3em}}
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|colspan=5;|'''Win by L-shape'''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||
|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|O||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X||
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X||
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X||
|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; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X||
|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; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|X|black|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|crimson|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid white;"|{{PL|::SPW|white|
|}
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|colspan=5;|'''Win by straight line'''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{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|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|crimson|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|orange|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|O||
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||
|style="border: 3px solid black; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|orange|
|-
|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X||
|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; background:#F3F781;"|{{PL|O||
|-
|style="border: 3px solid white;"|{{PL|::SPW|white|
|}
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[[Category:Games playable with Pyramid Arcade]]
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