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Bolotudu (Boloutoudou)
Ruleset: Bolotudu

Game

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Period(s)

Modern

Summary

Rules for Bolotudu.

Description

These rules were played by the Bambara people of West Africa in the mid-twentieth century.

Rules

6x6 grid. Twelve pieces per player. In the first phase, players alternate turns placing their pieces on an empty space on the board. They are forbidden from placing two of their own pieces orthogonally adjacent to one another. Once all of the pieces are placed, players alternate turns moving the pieces in an orthogonal direction to an empty adjacent spot. When they place a piece so that two are in a row, they capture one of the opponent's pieces. The player who captures all of the opponent's pieces wins.

Concepts

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Reference

Béart 1955: 460.

Other Rulesets

Origin

West Africa

Identifiers

DLP.GameRulesets.776

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