Description
Spuds is a simple game for 2 players that can be played with a Series: Shibumi set. .

The board (4×4) starts with 8 White and 8 Black balls in an alternating pattern.

Players take turns doing two things:

First, the player must remove a ball of her colour from the bottom layer, if possible.
It is only possible to remove a ball from the bottom layer if it has exactly one red ball resting on top of it.

Second, the player must place a red ball on any 2x2 platform. If there are no red balls available, players skip this step.

When it is not possible to remove any more balls from the bottom layer, the game is over. The player who removed more balls of her colour is the winner.

In the event of a tie, the starting player wins.

Spuds was designed in response to The Shibumi Challenge geeklist.