Arimaa

   

Arimaa can be played with ordinary chess pieces

Rules

  • all pieces move just one square (horizontally or vertically)
  • you have 4 "moves" per turn
  • there are 4 traps in which pieces may disappear
  • has 2 mechanisms called pushing and pulling of opponent pieces
  • pushing=A pushes B==> A moves on square B and B onto square C
  • pulling=A pulles B==> A moves on square A' and B onto square A
  • freezing an opponent piece so that it can't move
  • freezing, pushing & pulling of opponent pieces is only possible if they are weaker than your piece

Links

[ext] http://arimaa.com (official Webpage)
[ext] http://www.smart-games.com/ (by the Author of ManyFacesOfGo, a restricted demo is available (usually doesn't finish games))
[ext] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arimaa


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