Skift A Game of Strategic Shifts and Control Skift is an abstract strategy game for two players, ages 8 and up. Average playing time is 10 to 15 minutes. Outmaneuver your opponent by shifting your pieces and the board itself. Your objective: eliminate all of your opponent’s kings or pawns. Setup The game board consists of 9 square tiles, with each tile divided into 4 quadrants. Game pieces include 2 kings (square pieces) and 6 pawns (circle pieces) per player. Arrange the 9 tiles in a 3×3 grid to form the board, then place the pieces in a checkerboard pattern around the center, as illustrated below. Gameplay Assign a color to each player and randomly determine who goes first. Then take turns with your opponent, performing one of three actions on each turn – a piece move, a tile move or a tile rotation. Piece Moves Move any of your kings or pawns one quadrant orthogonally or diagonally in any direction, pushing along any pieces that lie in the way. You may...
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