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Lines of Action

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Published
1969
Players
2–2
Play time
20 min
Reach
Niche
Evaluations
0
Themes:
Abstract Strategy
Mechanics:
Tile layingSpatial puzzle

How it plays

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Main mechanics explained

  • Tile laying: You build a shared or personal board tile by tile.
  • Spatial puzzle: Fitting shapes together efficiently is the challenge.
Full publisher description

Lines of Action is a simple game that uses checkers board and pieces. Its rules were published in Sid Sackson 's A Gamut of Games . There are some commercial versions available though. The object of LoA is to get all your pieces into a single connected group. A group of pieces is connected if they occupy an unbroken chain of adjacent spaces, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

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