Zenix
Zenix Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Presentation and Setup
- 36 hexagonal pieces divided into 3 sets: 12 dark, 12 light and 12 neutral.
- 1 board with 8 spaces for placing the pieces.
Two-Player Game
- The players sit facing the board.
- Each player receives 12 pieces in their own colour (light or dark), then 6 neutral pieces. Each player therefore has 18 pieces in hand.
- A random draw determines who begins.
Goal of the Game
- Create the longest possible chain of pieces of your own colour (fig. 1).
Course of a Game
- On each turn, the player places one of the pieces in hand (neutral or of their own colour) on the board (fig. 2).
- As soon as this is possible, the player may play on pieces that have already been placed (fig. 3).
- It is not permitted to pass your turn.
End of the Game
- The game ends when all 36 pieces have been placed (fig. 1).
- The player who has the longest uninterrupted chain of pieces of their colour wins the game (fig. 4).
- Caution: when a chain is counted, it is forbidden to pass through the same piece twice (fig. 5).
- If both players have chains of equal length, the winner is the player with the second longest chain, and so on.
Three-Player Game
- Each player receives 12 pieces.
- There are no neutral pieces.
- The course of play is the same as for the two-player game (see above).
Duration
- A game lasts 10 to 15 minutes.
- In a tournament, each player may be allotted a time limit for the game.