Tak: a new game; complexity between checkers and chess

[sje]

Tak: a new game; complexity between checkers and chess

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Also: http://cheapass.com/sites/default/files ... -10-16.pdf

Sides: 2, usually white and black, starting color alternates

Board: NxN cells; 3 <= N <= 8; starts empty

Piece kinds: 2, stone and capstone; a stone is placed either flat or standing

Goal: build a road of same color flat stones from one side of the board to another

Stacking: a stone may have zero or more flat stones placed underneath

See the rules PDF for details on stacking and moving

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Writing an engine for this could make some real money in the phone/tablet market.

[syzygy]

Tak: a new game; complexity between checkers and chess

See:

Slightly overfunded

Tak is a new 2-player strategy game invented by James Ernest and Patrick Rothfuss. It was introduced in Patrick Rothfuss' book The Wise Man's Fear, Day 2 of the Kingkiller Chronicle.

OK....

Tak is a pure abstract game in the same family as chess, go, and mancala. Our goal was to design a new game with a sense of history; (...)

History?

Tak is an ancient and well-traveled game, with many variations and styles of play. The companion book will touch on the game's origins, and will explain the ancestry and meaning of various types of pieces. It will contain an expanded rules section describing regional game variations, as well as strategy hints and terms for various plays and combinations.

What??

Maybe I am lacking the "fantasy" mind set to understand this type of thing.