Lontu-Holo
Ruleset:
Alternate Opening 3
Game
See the game Lontu-Holo for more details.
Period(s)
Modern
Summary
Opening move leaving all of the counters in the central holes of the players' rows.
Description
This is one of the accepted stylized moves for Lontu Holo.
Rules
The player takes three counters from the rightmost hole in the closest row, one counter from the rightmost hole in the further row, and places them in the central hole of the further row. The player then takes three from the leftmost hole in the further row, one from the leftmost hole in the closest row, and places them in the central hole of the closest row. The player then sows the single counters into the next holes. The player then takes the contents of the holes with four counters, and holds them until after the opponent performs the same moves. The player then places the counters into one of the holes on the opponent's side of the board which contains counters. The opponent does the same.
Concepts
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Reference
Herskovits 1932: 28.
Other Rulesets
Observed rulesets
Lontu Holo
Rules for Lontu Holo.
Alternate Opening 1
Opening move where eight counters are placed in the opponent's holes.
Alternate Opening 2
Opening move which results in two heavily loaded holes for each player.
Origin
Suriname
Identifiers
DLP.GameRulesets.968
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