Tasso Rulebook

Table of Contents

Aim of the Game

The winner is the player who has placed all his sticks on the game board.

Each player is given the same number of sticks:
- 30 sticks for each if there are 2 players,
- 20 sticks for each if there are 3 players,
- 15 sticks for each if there are 4 players,
- 12 sticks for each if there are 5 players,
- 10 sticks for each if there are 6 players.
The first player is picked at random; the other players play in turn, clockwise.
Each player lays one of his sticks flat:
- Either directly on the game board (fig.1). Part of the stick may be outside the board (fig. 2).
- Or on 2 sticks already laid which are not already supporting any others. (fig.3)
When one player lays his stick on two sticks already laid, then he has another turn.
There is no limit to the number of layers of sticks.
When a player lays a stick, he must not:
- Touch any stick other than ones on which he may be laying his stick.
- Cause any stick to fall on or off the game board.
If he does either of these things, he takes all fallen sticks and receives a stick of each player. It belongs to the player following to play.
As soon as the player has let go of his stick, he can't pick it up again.
The player who has laid his sticks is the winner.