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NekonyancerWelcome to *Impasse,* a unique alternative to Checkers designed by Mark Steere. [blue]Instead of eliminating all of the opponent's checkers, your goal is to get all of your own checkers off the board![/blue]1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
NekonyancerYou are seated off the *bottom of the board.* (see arrows.) Thus, when pieces move forward, they are moving up on the board, away from you. When they move backward, they move down on the board, toward you. [green]Keep this orientation in mind as I explain the rules![/green]2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000clickable_square_0_0 10 clickable_square_1_1 10 clickable_square_2_0 10 clickable_square_3_1 10 clickable_square_4_0 10 clickable_square_5_1 10 clickable_square_6_0 10 clickable_square_7_1 10
NekonyancerWe are playing as the yellow player. As you can see, there appear to be eight yellow checkers on the board, but there are actually *twelve.* [red]*The four at the top edge of the board,*[/red] far away from you, have *crowns,* though they look like bullseyes. Crowns indicate that they are actually *stacks of two checkers!*3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000clickable_square_1_7 6 clickable_square_2_6 6 clickable_square_5_7 6 clickable_square_6_6 6
Nekonyancer[blue]From now on, we will refer to...[/blue] *single checkers* as *singles* and *crowned checkers* as *doubles.* Got it?4archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
NekonyancerTo get your checkers off the board, you'll have to get your doubles into the [red]*nearest row*[/red] (the bottom row).5archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000clickable_square_0_0 1 clickable_square_1_7 10 clickable_square_2_0 1 clickable_square_2_6 10 clickable_square_4_0 1 clickable_square_5_7 10 clickable_square_6_0 1 clickable_square_6_6 10
Nekonyancer[blue]On your turn, you can perform one of three basic moves:[/blue] *- The single slide.* *- The double slide.* *- The transpose.* The single slide involves moving a single *forward,* away from you. They can only move diagonally, but can move as many *unoccupied* spaces as you desire.2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6312b92473d4600
NekonyancerLet's try it! [red]*Select this single!*[/red]3clickable_square_3_16312b92473d4610clickable_square_3_1 6
NekonyancerGood! All the possible destinations for this checker are now shown in *cyan!* *Move the single to the indicated square!*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6312b92fd156910clickable_square_7_5 16
Nekonyancer[blue]Next, let's learn about the *transpose.*[/blue] A transpose is when the *crown* of a double moves onto an adjacent single. This can only be done when the single is *closer* to you than the double, so the transposed crown is moving *backward.*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6312b9373613100
NekonyancerLet's try it! *[red]Select this double!*[/red]2clickable_square_6_66312b9373613110clickable_square_6_6 6
NekonyancerNow click on this [red]*adjacent single*[/red] to *transpose!*1clickable_square_7_56312b96aeb68310clickable_square_7_5 6
NekonyancerLet's transpose again. Something new will happen this time! [red]*Select this double!*[/red]1clickable_square_5_76312b99a6a06b10clickable_square_5_7 6
Nekonyancer*[red]Click here to transpose!*[/red]1clickable_square_6_66312b9a344bfb10clickable_square_6_6 6
NekonyancerWe now have a [red]*single*[/red] in the *farthest row!* Whenever this happens, whether by transposing or sliding, you must immediately *"crown"* this checker by placing another of your singles on top of it! [green][tip] This crowning single can come from anywhere on the board![/green]1clickable_square_5_76312b9a7eb4b300clickable_square_5_7 6
NekonyancerIf you don't have any other singles at that moment, the crowning will happen as soon as one becomes available, as long as *this* single is still in the *farthest row.*2clickable_square_5_76312b9a7eb4b300
Nekonyancer[red]*Click on this single!*[/red] It will crown our single in the top row!3clickable_square_0_06312b9a7eb4b310clickable_square_0_0 6
NekonyancerThere's one more move to learn about: *the double slide.* A double slide is how doubles move. Whereas singles can only slide forward, doubles can only slide backward, toward you. [blue]Other than that, it's the same as a single slide![/blue]1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6312b9e2a829800
Nekonyancer[red]*Select this double!*[/red]2clickable_square_7_56312b9e2a829810clickable_square_7_5 6
NekonyancerJust like before, all the available destinations are now shown in cyan. *Click on the indicated square!*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6312b9eca26e910clickable_square_2_0 16
Nekonyancer[blue]Did you see that?[/blue] The crown of our double was removed, leaving just a single behind! This is called *"bearing off,"* and it happens whenever a double - whether by sliding or transposing - ends up in the nearest row!1clickable_square_2_06312b9eecfcc000
Nekonyancer*Okay!* You've seen the three basic moves and how you can use them to crown your checkers in the farthest row and bear off in the nearest row! [red]But there's a special move I haven't mentioned yet: *the impasse.*[/red]2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6312b9eecfcc000
NekonyancerYou are at an *impasse* if you have *no legal moves* at the start of your turn. In this case, instead of taking a basic action, you can remove exactly one of your checkers from anywhere on the board. This can be a single or the crown of a double. If this action leaves behind a single in the farthest row, you must then crown it, as normal.3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6312b9eecfcc000
Nekonyancer[green]*That's everything!*[/green] Play will continue as you've seen until one person removes all their checkers from the board, winning the game!4archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6312b9eecfcc000
Nekonyancer*[blue]Thank you for playing through this tutorial for Impasse!*[/blue] If you have any questions or comments about the tutorial, feel free to send *Nekonyancer* a message! A big thank you goes out to *MarkSteere* for designing this game and bringing it to BGA! Have fun! :D5archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6312b9eecfcc000
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