Squava
Squava Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Material
- 5x5 board
- 13 red pawns
- 13 black pawns
- Bag
This edition is specially designed for blind people. The pawns have a different 'head' depending on their colour. Also the board has holes so the pawns stay in place once played.
How to Play
The board starts empty.
2 players (Red and Black) alternate turns placing a pawn of their colour on an empty space of the board.
Players strive to make a line of 4 pieces of their colour, but lose if they make a line of 3 before doing so. Lines can be orthogonal or diagonal.
Example: Red places a pawn in hole 'a', threatening with playing 'b' and making a line of 4 on her next turn. Black can't block by playing in 'b' as he will create a line of 3 but not 4. Red will win the game.
(The rulebook's example diagram is a 5x5 board showing the position with holes 'a' and 'b' labelled; it is not reproduced here.)
Pie Rule (Optional)
On her first turn, the second player can swap colours with her opponent, therefore becoming the first player.