Nickel: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox_Game|

subject_name=Nickel|

designer=Designed by [[User:Kataclysm|Kat Costa]]|

description=Use strategy to form a line or L shape on a colorful, randomly-generated board|

max_players=2|

stashes=5|

setup_time=1 minute|

complexity=Low |

strategy=High|

release_year=2020|

game_status=Complete|

random_chance=None|

theme = |

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==Nickel==

 

==Materials==

*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).

 

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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

 

==Setup==

 

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|colspan=5;|'''Example Setup'''

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==Play==

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|colspan=5;|'''Start player must <br>play on an edge'''

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|rowspan=5;|{{PL|&emsp;|3em}}

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|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}}

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|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}}

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|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}}

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|colspan=5;|'''Player 2 can move to any <br>of the highlighted squares'''

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|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}}

|rowspan=5;|{{PL|&emsp;|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|3em}}

|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|royalblue|3em}}

|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|orange|3em}}

|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|green|3em}}

|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|green|3em}}

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|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|purple|3em}}

|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|green|3em}}

|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPN|orange|3em}}

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|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPW|orange|3em}}

|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|X|black|3em}}

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|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPS|crimson|3em}}

|rowspan=5; style="text-align:center;"|&emsp; {{PL|::SPE|orange|3em}}

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|style="border: 3px solid black;"|{{PL|::SPU|royalblue|3em}}

|colspan=5;|'''Win by L-shape'''

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|colspan=5;|'''Win by straight line'''

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[[Category:5House]]

[[Category:Games playable with Pyramid Arcade]]