- GIPF (game)
Infobox_Game
subject_name=GIPF
image_link=
image_caption=Close-up of a game in play
designer=Kris Burm
publisher=Rio Grande Games Don & Co. Schmidt Spiele
players=2
ages=8 and up
setup_time= 2 minutes
playing_time= 30 minutes
complexity=Medium
strategy=High
random_chance=None
skills=Strategic thought
bggid=527
bggxrefs=
footnotes="GIPF" is an
abstract strategy board game byKris Burm , the first of the six games in his so-called "GIPF" Project.cite web
url=http://www.thegamesjournal.com/reviews/Gipf.shtml
title=GIPF Review
first=Mitchell
last=Thomashow
publisher=The Games Journal
accessdate=2008-08-24] cite web
url=http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11300.phtml
title=Review of GIPF
first=Ron
last=Blessing
publisher=RPGnet
date=2005-06-01
accessdate=2008-08-24]Gameplay
Taking consecutive turns, players push tokens (one player taking black, the other white) from the edge of the tri-gridded, hexagonal board, with pieces already in play pushed in front of the new placements rather than allowing more than one piece on any space.
The game is lost if a player has no more tokens to play, and since each starts with a set number it is clearly necessary to recycle pieces already positioned to keep playing. This is achieved by contriving to line up four pieces of the same colour in a row on the board, at which point those tokens are returned to their owner and any opposing tokens extending from the line of four are captured.
Because a single player will often move several pieces and change numerous on-board relationships it is remarkably difficult to predict the state of the board more than one turn ahead, despite "GIPF" being a game of
perfect information . Play tends to be highly fluid and there is no real concept of long term territorial or spatial development.The game can be expanded with extra pieces (available separately) called "Potentials", which allow different kinds of moves to be made. These are named for the other games in the "GIPF" Project, though the other games are not actually necessary in order to utilise the Potentials named after them.
References
External links
* [http://www.gipf.com/ Official "GIPF" Project site]
* [http://www.boiteajeux.net Play "GIPF" at BoiteAJeux (french)] .
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