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1. Description and Preparation
- A board with 16 squares.
- 16 different pieces each with 4 characteristics: light or dark, round or square, tall or short, solid or hollow.
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2. Objective of the game
- To establish a line of four pieces, with at least one common characteristic on the board.
- The line of pieces may be across the board, up and down, or along a diagonal.
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3. Game sequence
- The first player selects one of the 16 pieces and gives it to his opponent.
- That player places the piece on any square on the board; he must then choose one of the 15 pieces remaining and give it to his opponent.
- In his turn, that player places on a empty square, and so on…
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4. Winning the game
- A player wins the game when, as he places the piece given to him, he creates a line of 4 light pieces or 4 dark pieces or 4 round pieces or 4 square pieces or 4 short pieces or 4 solid pieces or 4 hollow pieces.
- (Different characteristics can accumulate.
- He does not need to have placed the 3 other pieces himself.)
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5. End of the game
- All the pieces have been placed and no winner declared.
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6. Duration of the game
7. Variation for beginners
- Until you are familiar with the game, you can play with 1, 2 or 3 features as line criteria. For example: Create on the board a line of 4 pieces of the same color (just one feature chosen).
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8. Variation for advanced players
- The objective of the game is to create a line or a square of 4 pieces having at least one common feature. There are then 9 additional ways to win.
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by KenyaSong, kenyasong@gmail.com january 2006
Last updated: October 7, 2007
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