BLUE CHIP

Copyright (c) 2000 Mark Thompson 

This game is played on a 8x8 square board with the following setup:

 

TURN - On each turn, each the player must do the next two things: Pass or move one of his stones as a "runaway queen" (i.e., to the last empty cell in any direction, but not to any closer square), if and only if the stone is orthogonally adjacent to a blue stone at the start of its move. If this move leaves the stone orthogonally adjacent to a blue stone, the same stone may move again, and so on. Pass or move a blue stone as a "runaway queen," if and only if it is orthogonally adjacent to any non-blue stone (red or white) at the start of its move. .If this move leaves the stone orthogonally adjacent to a red or white stone, the same stone may move again, and so on. GOAL - A player wins when his first row is filled with stones, including at least one of his color. If neither player's first row is filled but neither player is able to move, the last player who moved loses.

 

An example Red can win by sliding the stone at e4 to [1] and then again to [2] (since it is adjacent to blue stones on both moves) and then win by sliding h3 to cell [3].