NINETEEN 

Copyright (c) 1999 Jan Kristian Haugland

Nineteen is played on a 3x3 hexagonal board.

 

TURN - On each turn, each player must do one of the following actions: Remove one stone Remove two adjacent stones Remove three stones forming a triangle GOAL - Loses the player that removes the last stone

 

An example One possible opening move: removing 3 stones.

Some words from the author: The player who takes the last piece loses, he doesn't win. If it is a win to take the last piece, the first player has a simple winning strategy: Take the center piece and then mirror your opponent's moves.