Sparks 2011

Sparks is a game that can be played with the Series: Shibumi game system. It uses the 4×4 board, 8 white, 8 black, and 14 red balls.

RulesThe board (the fireplace) starts filled with white and black balls in an alternating pattern.

The red balls (the sparks) are kept ready to hand.

Two players, White and Black, are taking turns by carefully putting a spark from the supply and a ball of their own colour from the board (the coal ball) into the hand.

Coal can only be taken if it isn’t pinned, i.e. it is free or it supports not more than one other ball on the level above.

If the coal ball was free, the player fills the emptied space with the spark and plays the coal on any other place. If the coal ball was not free, a supported ball will just drop into place: If a spark dropped, the player returns the spark in the hand to the supply and plays only the coal ball on any place. If a white or black coal ball dropped, the player plays both balls in the hand on any place and in any desired order.

The player who places a ball of their own colour on top of the pyramid (the fire cone) wins the game.