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Four Fingers · 09-20-2003, 01:13 AM

I'm looking for the name of an old board game. The game consists of a big grid, and many small pieces that look exactly the same (only with two colors... kinda like in Go).

Now, the game is more like chess. Only no piece has a meaning as an individual. You can only move groups of pieces. If I remember correctly, you move 3x3 blocks, where the pieces within the block define how the block can be moved.

If you think you know something that sounds like this, pleeeease post its name here.

Thanks

sexymama · 09-20-2003, 06:35 AM

Sounds somewhat like Abolone but more complicated. You may like this game tho.

MacGnG · 09-20-2003, 11:11 AM

links to try?
http://www.tradgames.org.uk/features/board-games.htm
http://www.recoveredscience.com/games_index.htm
http://nabataea.net/games3.html
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/boardgames/

hope these help somewhat

Four Fingers · 09-20-2003, 11:19 AM

Thanks. It'll probably take me a couple of hours to go through all those games, but I'm just desperate enough to do that.

Sexymama, I'm familiar with Abolone. Good game, although it does get repetitive after a while.

09-20-2003, 01:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Four Fingers Crazy	Ancient Board Game I'm looking for the name of an old board game. The game consists of a big grid, and many small pieces that look exactly the same (only with two colors... kinda like in Go). Now, the game is more like chess. Only no piece has a meaning as an individual. You can only move groups of pieces. If I remember correctly, you move 3x3 blocks, where the pieces within the block define how the block can be moved. If you think you know something that sounds like this, pleeeease post its name here. Thanks __________________ "Always do right - this will gratify some and astonish the rest."

09-20-2003, 06:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
sexymama My own person -- his by choice Location: Lebell's arms	Sounds somewhat like Abolone but more complicated. You may like this game tho. __________________ If you can go deeply into lovemaking, the ego disappears. That is the beauty of lovemaking, that it is another source of a glimpse of god It's not about being perfect; it's about developing some skill at managing imperfection.

09-20-2003, 11:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Four Fingers Crazy	Thanks. It'll probably take me a couple of hours to go through all those games, but I'm just desperate enough to do that. Sexymama, I'm familiar with Abolone. Good game, although it does get repetitive after a while. __________________ "Always do right - this will gratify some and astonish the rest."

09-20-2003, 11:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
MacGnG Know Where!	links to try? http://www.tradgames.org.uk/features/board-games.htm http://www.recoveredscience.com/games_index.htm http://nabataea.net/games3.html http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/boardgames/ hope these help somewhat