Skift A Game of Strategic Shifts and Control Skift is an abstract strategy for two players, ages 8 and up. Average playing time is 10 to 15 minutes. Eliminate your opponent’s pieces by shifting your own pieces and the board itself. The first player to cause their opponent to lose all of their kings or all of their pawns wins the game. Starting the Game The game board consists of 9 square tiles, with each tile each divided into 4 quadrants. Game pieces include 2 kings and 6 pawns per player. Play begins with the 9 tiles arranged into a 3×3 grid to form the full board and the pieces arranged in a checkerboard pattern around the center (see illustration). Gameplay Assign a color to each player and randomly determine who goes first. Players then alternate turns. On your turn, you may make either one piece move or one tile move. Piece Moves A piece move involves moving one of your pieces (pawn or king) one quadrant in any direction (orthogonally or diagonally),...
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Splinter Quad Splinter Quad is an abstract strategy game designed by Ed Nadel for four players, ages 8 and up. Average playing time is 10 to 15 minutes. Eliminate your opponents’ pieces by sliding, pushing and fracturing the battlefield. The last player with at least one square, one circle and one cross on the board wins the game . Playing the Game Each player starts the game with 9 pieces, grouped into 3 different shapes – 2 squares, 2 crosses and 5 circles. Play begins with the pieces arranged in a checkerboard pattern at the center of the board, as illustrated below . Assign a color to each player and decide who goes first. Then continue playing, with all players alternating turns. On your turn, you may slide any of your pieces one square in any direction (orthogonally or diagonally), pushing along any pieces that lie in the way . Note : All pieces move in exactly the same way regardless of type, but each type of piece has a unique s...
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Top of Form Bottom of Form Splinter Splinter is an abstract strategy game designed by Ed Nadel for two players, ages 8 and up. Average playing time is 10 to 15 minutes. The object of the game is to eliminate your opponent's pieces by sliding, pushing and fracturing the battlefield. The first player to cause their opponent to lose all of their squares, circles or crosses wins the game. Playing the Game Each player starts the game with 15 pieces, grouped into 3 different types – 2 squares, 4 crosses and 9 circles. Play begins with the pieces arranged in a checkerboard pattern at the center of the board, as illustrated below . Assign a color to each player and decide who goes first. Then continue playing, alternating turns with your opponent. On your turn, you may slide any of your pieces one square in any direction (orthogonally or diagonally), pushing along any pieces that lie in the way. However, you may not make a move that returns any piece to the exact...