Object: Fill the board with 1xn 'Sticks'.
A 'Stick' is a polysquare which is one square wide and n squares long.
A Stick can be placed orthogonally or diagonally. (Note that this is different from the rule of the game 'Sticks For Two'.) Simply click the position for the start and the end of the Stick you want to place. To place the 1x1 Stick click the same position twice.
There are a few special conditions, however:
- The Stick you place must have part of a side in common with the Stick you placed in the previous move.
- The Stick you place must be one unit longer or shorter than the Stick placed last. E.g., a Stick of length 5 must be followed by a Stick of length 4 or 6.
- Length of first stick (put down by the first player):
In variants 1 to 6 the first stick must be of length 1.
In variants 7 to 12 the first stick must be of length 2.
In variants 13 to 24 no given length is set for the first stick. The player who cannot move anymore loses.
Variant 2,...,6 : bigger boards used.
Variant 7,...,12 : like variants 1 to 6, bit with the additional condition that the 1x1 'Stick' is not admissible.
Furthermore, the players may agree that the first stick put down by the first player has to be of a certain length (other than 1 or 2) or be longer / shorter than a certain value. This can lead to very different variations and strategies in this game.
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