Terrace
Terrace Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
- 44 gamepieces, in four colors (orange, green, blue, purple) and different sizes (x-large, large, medium, small, and the small "T" piece)
- 1 three-dimensional, terraced game board
- 1 rules booklet
Object of the Game
To capture your opponent's "T" gamepiece (the small piece marked with a T) OR to move your own "T" to the lowest square on the opposite side of the board.
Setting Up the Board
2-Player Games
Full-Length Game (30-120 min.)
Orange & green: use 16 gamepieces each (4 x-large / 4 large / 4 medium / 3 small & 1 small "T").
Short Game (15-30 min.)
Orange & green: use 6 gamepieces each (1 x-large / 2 large / 2 medium / 1 small "T").
3- & 4-Player Games
Full-Length Game (30-60 min.)
Orange, green, blue & purple: use 6 gamepieces each (1 x-large / 2 large / 2 medium / 1 small "T").
How to Begin
Once the gamepieces are set up on their terraces as shown on the box diagrams, orange moves first. Players then alternate moves clockwise.
How to Move
On the Same Terrace
In a single turn, a gamepiece can move any number of squares to any vacant square on the same terrace. It can jump over (without capturing or removing) one or more of its own gamepieces, but it cannot jump over an opponent's gamepiece. A gamepiece can never cross the board diagonally at the center.
Up a Terrace
A gamepiece can move straight up or diagonally up, one square at a time, to a vacant square on the terrace above it.
Down a Terrace
A gamepiece can move only straight down, one square at a time, to a vacant square on the terrace below it. The gamepiece may not move down diagonally — a move reserved only for capturing.
How to Capture
A capture can be made only by moving diagonally down, one square, to the terrace below, to a square occupied by a gamepiece of the same size or smaller. The captured gamepiece can be an opponent's or the player's own. This strategy of sacrificing, or cannibalizing, one's own gamepiece can effectively protect a larger (more valuable) one or enable the larger one to escape an opponent's trap. The captured gamepiece is removed from the board.
Courtesy
It is courteous to announce "Terrace" when you put an opponent's "T" in jeopardy of being captured on your next move and to announce "Terrace-mate" when that "T" cannot escape and you have won the game.
3- & 4-Player Games
When a player loses his/her "T", that player's pieces are removed from the board. Other players continue the game.
Draws
If a player cannot make a move during his/her turn, the game is a draw, with no winner and no loser.
Notes
Instructions in Spanish, French, German, Dutch and Chinese included. Colors may vary.
TERRACE is a trademark of Siler/Siler Ventures. Wonder is a registered trademark of Wonder Products, Inc. TM ® & © 1993 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. STAR TREK is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures. Herbko International Inc, Authorized User, Packaging Copy © 1993 Herbko International Inc., Hallandale, FL. Made in China.