TRINGS

A Board-Game for 2 Players by Fred Horn
© Fred Horn   18-04-2018

MATERIAL

= Game-Board

= 2 sets of Playing -Pieces in different colors consist of: 4 pins; 4 tubes; 4 rings.

    The pin fits into the tube which fits into the ring.

 

SETUP

AIM of the GAME

To be the first Player who makes FOUR ‘TOWERS’ (a pin in a pipe in a ring) anywhere upon the (cross)points of the Board except on the points with a dot (the start-points).

RULES

= Red starts than Turns alternate.

= In his Turn a Player may move a Piece to an adjacent empty (cross)point,

   or he may jump over another Piece (or combined Pieces) when the (cross)point thereafter       

   in the jump-direction is empty.

   Multiple jumps are allowed and change of direction after each jump also. Player can stop

   jumping on a point of his wish.

   Player has to move or jump, passing in his Turn is not allowed.

= Player may end his move or jump by placing his Piece ‘in’ or ‘over’ a Piece of his own color.

   A pin can only be placed ‘in’ a pipe and a pipe only ‘in’ a ring, as well as a ring can only be

   placed ‘over’ a pipe and a pipe ‘over’ a pin. 

   N.B.1 Making a ‘combination’ upon a (cross)point with a dot (the start-points) is not

              allowed.  

   N.B.2 Ending a ring ‘over a pin or a pin ‘in’ a ring is not allowed.

= When a (cross)point is occupied by 2 or 3 Pieces these cannot be moved again.

   They stay put.

= The first Player making FOUR “TOWERS” upon ‘not-dotted’ points, WINS.

EXTRA

A larger Board is available to play the game with 3 or 4 Players.

        Start-position for the game with 3 Players:

        Start-position for the game with 4 Players:

Players alternate Turns clockwise, Red starts.       Other Rules identical to  the 2-Player-game.