Pyrga Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Components
• How to Play
• End of the Game

Components

• 4x4 grid board
• 5 Squares, 5 Triangles, 5 Cylinders in each of two colors (15 pieces per player)

2 players, 10 minutes.

How to Play

Each player chooses a color and takes the 15 corresponding pieces. White starts the game, by playing any piece on any space. If White plays a Square, they cannot play a Square as their second piece. Then at their turn, a player puts into play one of their pieces according to the following rules:

1. Each space of the board can only contain 1 Tower, made of 1 piece of each kind: Square, Triangle and Cylinder, of the same color or not. The order in which the pieces are played on a same square does not matter.

2. If the piece just played by their opponent is a Square, the player must play on one of the 4 adjacent spaces (horizontally or vertically).

3. If the piece just played by their opponent is a Triangle, the player must play along the line indicated by the orientation of the Triangle. When a Triangle is put into play, the player chooses its orientation. It is forbidden to point a Triangle directly against the outer edge of the board. Once played, a Triangle cannot be re-oriented.

4. If the piece just played by their opponent is a Cylinder, the player must play on the same space.

It is always possible to play a piece on a space where there is already 1 or 2 pieces, as long as rule 1) is respected.

If a player cannot play according to the above rules, then they must play on an empty location anywhere on the board. If not possible, the game ends.

When a player puts the third piece of a Tower, the player owning the majority of pieces (2 or 3 pieces) controls the Tower.

End of the Game

The first player to control 3 completed Towers immediately wins the game.

If no one manages to control 3 Towers when the game ends, the winner is the player controlling the most completed Towers.

In case of tie, the winner is the player controlling the most uncompleted Towers with 2 pieces (or just 1 piece if there is still a tie). In case of a new tie, nobody wins.