Tonight you will be playing Quoridor.
Quoridor is played on a game board of 81 square spaces (9x9). Each player is represented by a pawn which begins at the center space of one edge of the board. The objective for today is to be the first player to move their pawn to any space on the opposite side of the gameboard from which it begins.
The distinguishing characteristic of Quoridor is its twenty walls. Walls are flat two-space-wide pieces which can be placed in the groove that runs between the spaces. Walls block the path of all pawns, which must go around them. The walls are divided equally among the players at the start of the game, and once placed, cannot be moved or removed. Thus, each player will have 5 walls.
On a turn, a player may either:
1. Move their pawn
2. Place a wall if they have any left
Pawns can be moved to an adjacent space (left, right, forward, backward) (not diagonally), or, if adjacent to another pawn, jump over that pawn. If an adjacent pawn has a third pawn or a wall on the other side of it, the player may move to any space that is immediately adjacent to other adjacent pawns.
Walls can be placed directly between two spaces, in any groove not already occupied by a wall. However, a wall may not be placed which cuts off the only remaining path of any pawn to the side of the board it must reach. So when placing a wall say which 4 spaces the wall touches so for example
A2, B2, A3, B3
and say if the wall is horizontal or vertical.
There will be no time limit on moves but if you take too long you will be skipped. If you are skipped you will be penalized by either losing a wall or if you have no walls, automatically being moved one space further from your finish.
Link for more info and VISUALS on the game board, etc.:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quoridor The first player to reach their opposite side of the board will win this challenge and be guaranteed a spot in the Final Three. They will become the Paymaster and have the power to eliminate ANY of the remaining 3 players.
Any questions?
