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...