We are happy today to present you with not just one, but two abstract games involving hexagonal pieces! Circle of Life, a game from Nick Bentley, and Tock, a classic from the public domain, are now available online on Board Game Arena. Play Circle of Life now! Those of you who played Blooms, a sleek and deep abstract reminiscent of Go, will immediately recognise the Zen aesthetics and taste for a minimalistic but efficient rule set from Nick Bentley. In Circle of Life, on your turn you have to set one stone of your colour on the board. Then if that stone creates a species pattern that is in contact with one of your opponent species following it immediately in the food chain (which is displayed as a circle around the board), the other species is immediately devoured! You win either by eating 20 of your opponent's stones, or if you can't play any more (which means that you managed to fill up the whole ecosystem with your species). Really simple, yes? But so many choices and possibilities! A big thank you to the game designer Nick Bentley (El Poopo), and to the software developer Adam Novotny (A-dam) for bringing this brand new game to the BGA community! Play Tock now! Tock is a classic game that is believed to have originated with the early settlers of Quebec, Canada. It is similar to Ludo, but no dice here! You'll get cards, and move your tokens around the board by choosing which card to spend. This makes the game much less luck based and much more challenging and interesting. The different cards allow for distinct special functions beyond just moving forward, and you'll have to make the best out of each new hand you are dealt in order to be the first to circle the board with all your tokens and win the race. And for some extra challenge, you can even play in teams! For this game, our thanks go to the software developer Jean Portemer (Woodruff) who after Innovation and French Tarot, got interested in Tock and created an adaptation using BGA studio to allow everyone to enjoy it online!
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Π‘ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈ ΡΠΌΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ Π²Π°ΠΌ Π΄Π°Π½Π°Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½Ρ, Π²Π΅Ρ ΠΈ Π΄Π²Π΅ Π°ΠΏΡΡΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ½Π΅ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΠΊΡΡΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΊΡΡΠ½Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ°Π΄Π΅!
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ΠΠ½ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ Π²Π°Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ ΡΡ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ ΠΠ»ΠΎΠΎΠΌΡ, Π³Π»Π°Π΄Π°ΠΊ ΠΈ Π΄ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΊ Π°ΠΏΡΡΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ΅ΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΠΎ, ΠΎΠ΄ΠΌΠ°Ρ
ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π½Π°ΡΠΈ Π·Π΅Π½Ρ Π΅ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΡ ΠΈ ΡΠΊΡΡ Π·Π° ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΎ, Π°Π»ΠΈ Π΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠΎ ΠΠΈΡΠΊ ΠΠ΅Π½ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΈ.
Π£ ΠΊΡΡΠ³Ρ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠ°, ΡΠ° ΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅, ΠΌΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π΄Π°Π½ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Π½ Π²Π°ΡΠ΅ Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡΡ.
ΠΠ½Π΄Π° Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΡΠ°Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Π½ ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·Π°Ρ Π²ΡΡΡΠ° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅ Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΡ Ρ ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠ΄ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΡ
ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΡ
Π²ΡΡΡΠ° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ Π³Π° ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΌΠ°Ρ
Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅Ρ
ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ±Π΅Π½ΠΎΠΌ Π»Π°Π½ΡΡ (ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π½ ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΊΡΡΠ³ ΠΎΠΊΠΎ Π΄Π°ΡΠΊΠ΅), Π΄ΡΡΠ³Π° Π²ΡΡΡΠ° ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΌΠ°Ρ
ΠΏΡΠΎΠΆΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ΅!
ΠΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠΈ 20 ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ³ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π°ΠΊΠΎ Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈ (ΡΡΠΎ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈ Π΄Π° ΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΠΌ Π²ΡΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠ° ΡΡΠΏΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π΄Π° Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ).
Π‘ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π½ΠΎ, Π·Π°Ρ Π½Π΅?
ΠΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π±ΠΎΡΠ° ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ!
ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ Ρ
Π²Π°Π»Π° Π΄ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΡ ΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΠ° ΠΠΈΠΊΡ ΠΠ΅Π½ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΈΡ ( ΠΠ» ΠΠΎΠΎΠΏΠΎ ) ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ° ΠΠ΄Π°ΠΌΡ ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡ ( Π-Π΄Π°ΠΌ ) Π·Π° Π΄ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΏΡΠ½ΠΎ Π½ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ΅ Ρ ΠΠΠ Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΡ!
ΠΠ»Π°ΠΈ Π’ΠΎΡΠΊ ΡΠ°Π΄Π°!
Π’ΠΎΡΠΊ ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠ»Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ½Π° ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ° Π·Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ΅ Π²Π΅ΡΡΡΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ
Π΄ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΡΠ΅Π±Π΅ΡΠ° Ρ ΠΠ°Π½Π°Π΄ΠΈ.
Π‘Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΡΠ΄ΠΎ-Ρ, Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΎΠ²Π΄Π΅ Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ°!
ΠΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΈ ΠΆΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ½Π΅ ΠΎΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄Π°Π±ΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΈ.
Π’ΠΎ ΠΈΠ³ΡΡ ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΡΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ.
Π Π°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡΠ°Π²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π±Π½Π΅ ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅, Π° Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ° Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π΄, ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π° Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΡΠ±ΠΎΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ²Π°ΠΊΠ΅ Π½ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΡΡΠΊΠ΅ ΡΠ° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ³ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ Π±ΠΈΡΡΠ΅ Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ²ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΈ ΡΠ°Π±Π»Ρ ΡΠ° ΡΠ²ΠΈΠΌ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΠΌ ΠΆΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈ Ρ ΡΡΡΠΈ.
Π Π·Π° Π΄ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΈΠ·Π°Π·ΠΎΠ² ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈ Ρ ΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠΌΠ°!
ΠΠ° ΠΎΠ²Ρ ΠΈΠ³ΡΡ Π·Π°Ρ
Π²Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΠ°Π½Ρ ΠΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ ( ΠΠΎΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΡΡ ) ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ ΠΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ Π’Π°ΡΠΎΡΠ° Π·Π°ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΠΎ Π·Π° Π’ΠΎΡΠΊ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΠΎ Π°Π΄Π°ΠΏΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΡ ΠΠΠ ΡΡΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ° ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ Π±ΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ Ρ ΠΌΡΠ΅ΠΆΠΈ!