Loom

Loom

Designer: Daniel Solis
Publisher: Luchacabra
Type: Abstract
Status: Free
BGG entry: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/31472
Available from: http://www.luchacabra.com/?p=57

A combination of Go stone placement and Embargo wall creation mechanics. You could call it Embar-go! Ha! Thank you, thank you. I’m here all week. Enjoy the veal.

You’ll need a chess board and some stones. Each player has a bunch of stones in their own color. Each player places a stone on the board.

When you place a stone, you cannot have another player’s stone between the stone you’re placing and your stone that is already on the board. In other words, when you place a stone, it must form a wall with one of your previously placed stone.

You cannot place a stone on a space that is presently occupied by a stone or a wall, even if the wall has been made between two of your stones.

You will win the game if you create a room: four walls forming a quadrangle on the board with a stone at each corner.