Yavalade 2012

Yavalade is a Yavalath derivative for 3 players that can be played with the same components (hexhex board of size 5 and counters in 3 colours). It is inspired by Gute Nachbarn (which also inspired Splade for Series: Shibumi).

RULES

SETUP

Each player has an allocated colour (White, Black, Red).

The playing order is White-Black-Red.

White player takes a red piece and places a white piece on top of it, placing the stack before him.

Black player takes a white piece and places a black piece on top of it, placing the stack before him.

Red player takes a black piece and places a red piece on top of it, placing the stack before him.

HOW TO PLAY

Starting with White, players take turns placing a piece of their colour on an empty space of the board until the victory condition is reached.

AIM

The aim of the game is to create a 5-in-a-row containing both and only both colours of your stack.

Example: White wins if a 5-in-a-row containing white AND red pieces is created.

NOTES

If a longer row or more than one row are created, the player that placed the last piece chooses the winning row.

STRATEGY

As a rule of the thumb, Black must block White that must block Red that must block Black.