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SKIFT A Game of Strategic Shifts and Control Players: 2  ●  Ages: 8+  ●  Playtime: 10–15 minutes Outmaneuver your opponent by shifting your pieces and the board itself. Your objective: eliminate all of your opponent’s kings or pawns. Components 9 square tiles, each divided into 4 quadrants. 2 kings (square pieces) and 6 pawns (circle pieces) per player. Setup Arrange the 9 tiles in a 3×3 grid to form the board. Place the pieces in a checkerboard pattern around the center, as illustrated below . Gameplay Players choose colors and randomly determine who goes first. On your turn, perform one of three actions: a piece move, a tile move, or a tile rotation. Piece Moves Move one of your kings or pawns one quadrant in any direction (orthogonally or diagonally), pushing any pieces in its path. Pieces may move (and be pushed) within a tile or across tiles. Pieces pushed off the board are removed from the game . In the below illustration, the cir...
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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...
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