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Pincers

Pincers 2012

Design Madoka Kitao Publisher Japon Brand
7.0 /10
BGG rating
2
Players
10
Minutes
4
Age

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About the Game

Pincers is an abstract game for two players played on a 5x5 grid. Players each start with five crab pawns, one of which has a starfish printed on the bottom of it and another which has a pearl.

Players take turns moving one of crab at a time. If a crab is surrounded on both sides by the opponent's crabs, that crab is pinched and flipped over. If the flipped crab bears the pearl, the pinching player wins; if it has the starfish, the pinching player loses; and if the underside is blank, the crab is removed from the board and play continues.

Pincers includes a variant in which the pearl and starfish are visible.

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Also known as
お風呂DEはさみ将棋 · ピンサーズ
BGG ratings
1
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