Batik
Batik Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Game Material and Game Preparation
- 1 vertical transparent game frame, 9 light pieces, 9 dark pieces.
- The players agree who will play the light pieces and who the dark pieces.
- The players sit facing each other, on either side of the game frame, and place their pieces in front of themselves (fig. 1).
A Single Game
Goal of the Game
Force your opponent to play a piece that will remain outside the boundaries of the game frame (fig. 2).
Course of the Game
The player with the light pieces begins. The players take turns choosing one of their pieces and placing it in the game frame, allowing it to fall freely (fig. 3).
A piece may not be placed in the frame using force; it can only be dropped in.
The game frame may not be moved, and the position of pieces already dropped in may not be changed.
End of the Game
The first player who plays a piece with an edge that remains outside the frame loses the game (fig. 2).
Length of the Game
A few minutes.
A Match
Goal of the Match
Make the opponent use up all of their pieces so that they cannot finish a game that has been started.
Course of the Match
The players play several games in a row.
At the end of each game, the piece that remained outside the game frame is removed from play. It stays out of play for all subsequent games.
The winner of a game begins the next game.
End of the Match
The match ends when one of the players can no longer continue the game that has been started. As soon as a player runs out of pieces, they lose and their opponent becomes the winner.
Length of the Match
5-20 minutes.