Slime Trail |
Inventor: Bill Taylor, 1992 |
Ranks: Eight by Eight |
Sowing: Single lap |
Region: New Zealand |
Slime Trail was invented by Bill Taylor (New Zealand) in 1992. It was the first game with "shared" sowing that leaves a common track.
On January 12, 2008, the game was implemented by Arty Sandler on igGamecenter.
Rules
The game is played on a NxM rectangle of squares. Each player has a goal square in one corner of the board, diagonally opposite to his opponent's goal square.
The first player places a piece on any square except the goal squares (or "targets").
Then the pie rule is used to determine who plays next.
After that a player moves the piece to an orthogonally adjacent square, leaving a token (e.g. a Go stone) on the square he vacates.
It is not permitted to visit a square twice.
The player who reaches his goal square first wins.
Variants
Chess King Slime Trail
The piece may move like the king in the game of Chess.
Hex Slime Trail
Slime Trail can also be played on a rhombus board instead of a rectangular one. According to Dave Boll the targets are best in the obtuse corners, since having them in the acute corners easily result in draws.
External Links
- Slime Trail at Game Cabinet
- Slime Trail at World of Abstract Games
- Czech Rules
- Slime Trail at igGameCenter
Copyright
© Ralf Gering
Under the CC by-sa 2.5 license.