Manifold
Period
Modern
Category
Board, Space, Group
Description
Manifold is a polyhex building game for two players – Black and White – played on an initially empty hexhex board. Michael Amundsen invented Manifold in May 2022.
Rules
Definitions:
1 A group is a stone along with all stones one can reach from it through a series of steps onto adjacent stones of the same color.
1.1 The size of a group is the number of stones in it.
2 A brood is a group along with all other groups of identical color, size and shape. Shapes are considered identical across rotational and mirror-symmetries.
2.1 The size of a brood is the number of groups in it.
2.2 The order of a brood is the size of the groups in it.
Play:
On the very first turn of the game, Black places one stone of their color on any hex.
After, that – starting with White – take turns doing one of the following:
• Pass.
• Place two stones of your color on empty hexes.
When the players pass consecutively, the winner is the player with the higher score.
Scoring:
For each of your odd-sized broods, you score 1 point if its order is odd and 2 points if its order is even.
Author
Michael Amundsen
Creation date
2022
Ludeme Description
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Identifiers
DLP.Games.1600
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