Spaniel

This is a 3-player game, using 3 colours (Black, White & Red), but with no colour representing any one player. It is played using a standard Shibumi set. In essence, it is a simple connect-3 game. The winner is the player that connects 3 of any colour in a visible straight line (“visible” meaning that, for instance, a 3-in-a-row going through the middle of the pyramid, with stones all round, blocking one or more stones from sight, is not a win). The board starts empty. Each player places 2 stones each turn, in this order: P.1: B, W P.2: R, B P.3: W, R Passing is not allowed, and the stones must be played in this specific order. There is no removal of stones in this game. That is the full extent of the rules. A draw can indeed occur. This game was created in response to the Shibumi Challenge. Included in the Shibumi Rule Book Soft cover: http://www.lulu.com/shop/cameron-browne-and-nestor-romeral-andres/shibumi-rule-book/paperback/product-18940123.html Downloadable PDF: http://www.nestorgames.com/rulebooks/SHIBUMI_EN.pdf