Beschreibung


Introduction:Esgrad (from Scottish Gaelic: Sgaradh, meaning "partition") 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. The recommended board size is 9 points per side, but boards of 7 or 11 are also valid. Each player has access to a sufficient supply of stones of their own color.



Definitions:
A group is a set of stones of the same color connected to each other. A single stone is also a group.
A partition is each of the areas separated by a group that cannot be connected to each other except through said group.
The value of a group is the number of partitions it contains based on triangular scoring, which is calculated by summing consecutive natural numbers from 1 to the number of partitions in the group.




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


Place a stone of your color on an empty point.
Pass your turn.




End of the game:The game ends when both players pass their turns consecutively. At the end of the game, points are counted by summing the value of all friendly groups, plus an extra half point to the player who passes his turn first.

To ensure fairness, before the game begins, the first player chooses an integer number as the komi value and then the second player chooses the sides. This balancing method is called komi pie.

—description from the designer