Braunche társasjáték

Angol leírás

Braunche (from Middle English: Braunche, meaning "branch") is an abstract board game for two players who play on an initially empty hexagonal board.

Objective:
The objective is to build the group of stones with the largest number of partitions that intersect the edges of the board.

Components:
– A centerless hexagonal board with 9 intersections on 2 sides and 10 intersections on 4 sides (but can be played on smaller boards for shorter games).
– A set of black stones and one set of white stones.

Definitions:
– A group is a set of connected stones of the same color. A single stone is considered a group.
– A partition is a chain of stones connected to the edge of the board, the chains belong to a group. A single stone on the edge is considered a partition.

Turns:
Black plays first, then alternate. On your turn, do one of the following:

– Place a stone of your color on an empty intersection.
– Pass your turn.

End of the game:
The game ends when both players pass their turn consecutively or when neither can make any placement, the player with the group containing the most partitions winning. In case of a tie, the next groups with the highest number of partitions are compared, and so on.

To make the game fair, before the game starts, the first player places a starting black stone, the second player chooses the sides. This balancing method is called the pie rule.

—description from the designer