The Games
OP-Position
Designer: David E. Whitcher
Publisher: PyroMyth Games
Type: Board
Status: Free
Available from:
http://www.pyromythgames.com/offerings/freegames/opposition/opposition.html
Equipment:
- 1Checker/Chess board
- 8 Red Checkers
- 8 Black Checkers
- 1 Standard 6 sided die (An oversized die works best)
- 24 Markers (Pennies or Bingo chips work nicely)
Using a standard checkerboard and the layout shown on the website, players attempt to capture 4 checkers of one color or 6 checkers total.
On a players turn they first must move a checker if a legal move is available. Red checkers move clockwise and black checkers move counter clockwise along the outer ring of the board. The checkers are moved the value that is displayed face up on the die following these further conditions.
1. A checker may not capture a checker of its own color. Captures are made by landing on an occupied square.
2. A checker may only pass over a checker of its own color unless a capture is made.
3. If a capture is made the player may but is not obligated to move the same checker as long as it captures another piece.
The second part of a players turn requires them to move the die within the confines of the center board. The center board is the 5x5 grid that makes made up by the cross points. The die moves from one point to any empty adjacent point that is not diagonal by tipping the die over one face then placing a marker on the point it previously occupied. If no move is available the player must remove one marker from the board as their move.