Stick Around

Stick Around is a 1999 game by Maureen Hiron, published at the Great American Trading Company.

The game is played in the following board,

Each player has thirteen sticks. The goal is to stalemate the adversary, leaving her with no option to legally place the next stick. Here are official rules:

The game is quite simple, yet elegant. It may not provide much depth, but it seems to hold some interesting tactics during its fast play.