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Fillit

paths across the board

Pieces on their way across the board. The board comprises 61 hexagon cases, depending on player numbers and chosen arrangement variant you place colored stones into the board; the starting positions for player pawns are also pre-determined. With four players, you play in two teams - each player has his own pawn, but each team has only chips of one color for use by both team members., IN a game with two and three players, you can also opt to play on a reduced board of 37 cases.

You take turns to play, in a game of four in the order of red-blue-yellow-green, and must move your pawn as well as a stone in your personal or team color, you can select the order of those movements. The pawn moves straight across hex edges to the next obstacle or the edge of the board or the central case; the hexes the pawn crosses, including the target hex, are filled with chips of your personal or your team color. If you move across opposing chips, you give them back to their owner. Chips are NOT obstacles for pawn movement. If you can move your pawn, you must do it, and cannot block yourself my moving a stone first. A stone is moved one step in any direction to the adjacent hex; if this is taken, the contents switch places. If you are first to be out of chips, you win instantly.

An elegant little game with lots of depth; the selecting of stone and pawn movement order allow you to open new paths for your pawn due to switching places with the stone. You try to keep an eye on opponents and their number of chips in stock, and yet the game end can arrive as a surprise, especially in a game of three players. A marvelous game without lots of downtime.

Players: 2-4

Age: 8+

Time: 20+

Designer: Ryo Nakamura

Artist: Masanori Ise

Price: ca. 18 Euro

Publisher: radiuthree / Japon Brand 2019

Web: www.japonbrand.com

Genre: Abstract, piece placement

Users: For families

Version: multi

Rules: en jp

In-game text: no

Comments:

Works well with all player numbers

Lots of tactic from selectable order of pawn/stone movement

Plays quickly without much downtime

Compares to:

Abstract move & deposit pieces games

Other editions:

Currently none

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