Ataxx

Ataxx

Designer: Unknown
Type: Abstract
Status: Free
BGG entry: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/16928
Available from: http://www.di.fc.ul.pt/~jpn/gv/ataxx.htm, Available from: http://www.pressibus.org/ataxx/indexgb.html

It may look similar to Reversi/Othello, but it turns out to be quite different. Situations are not so easily reversed; strategies are more offensive. Because you must attack, attack and again...

Equipment:

• 7x7 square board
• plenty of stones for two players (about 30 or so for each player)

A move consists of either a 'growth' or a 'jump'. A growth is a drop of a stone on an empty adjacent (orthogonal or diagonal) empty cell. A jump is when one stone already on board moves to an empty cell that is two positions away. This includes diagonals and 'knights moves'. After a move, any of your opponent's stones that are adjacent to the stone you just moved (either through growth or jump) are flipped to your color. A player who cannot move must pass. When all possible moves have been made, the player with the most stones on the board wins!

A zillions-of-games ZRF file for this game is available at http://www.zillions-of-games.com/games.html.