Beschreibung


Introduction:Vaxandis (from Old Norse: Vaxandi ís, meaning "growing ice") is a drawless game for two players: Black and White. It is played on the intersections (points) of an initially empty hexagonal board with triangles. Each player has access to a sufficient supply of stackable pieces in their own color.



Definitions:
A stack is a set of pieces located at the same point, one on top of another. A single piece is also a stack.
The height of a stack is the number of pieces it contains.
A group is a set of stacks of the same height connected to each other. A single stack is also a group.
The size of a group is the number of stacks it contains.
A frozen stack is a stack that cannot be moved because it is adjacent to a higher enemy group.




Turns:Black plays first, then turns alternate. On your turn, perform one of the following actions:


Place a stack of your color with height 1 on an empty point not adjacent to any other stack.
Move a stack of your color any distance in a straight line, sliding through empty points or jumping over stacks of equal or lesser height. After moving, the stack must touch or jump over at least one stack from a friendly group. The moved stack will not be part of any group until the end of the turn and its height will increase by 1. Friendly groups touched during the movement will also increase their size by 1. If two or more groups of the same height merge, they will not grow further, as they have already grown by merging.




End of the Game:The game ends when a player manages to leave his opponent without moves, in which case he is the winner.

To ensure fairness, before the game begins, the first player places a black stack on an empty point, and the second player chooses a side. This balancing method is called the pie rule.

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