Katarenga
| Katarenga | |
|---|---|
| Game data | |
| author | David Parlett |
| graphic | Dennis Lohausen , Andreas Resch |
| publishing company | HUCH! |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| Art | Board game, chess variant |
| Teammates | 2 |
| Duration | 20 minutes |
| Age | from 8 years |
Katarenga is an abstract and strategic board game for two people from 2017 by David Parlett . It is a chess variant in which each of the two players gets eight identical pieces, while the moves that can be made are determined by the field colors on the game board.
Theme and equipment
The game is a variant of chess in which each player plays with eight identical white or black pieces. As in chess , a battle between two armies is simulated. To win the game, both players try to reach and cross the opposing baseline with two pieces each.
The game board consists of a variable base field with eight by eight fields and a frame with the army camps of the two players behind the respective base line. The playing fields are arranged at random, highlighted with four colors and thus do not follow the typical chessboard pattern. The game board is put together from the frame and four square and double-sided printed parts on which the color fields are printed in a random order and which each form a quarter of the game board. The variability of the game board arises from the various possibilities of arranging these four parts. Each field can be placed in four orientations and in six positions to the other fields, and the possibilities are doubled through the use of both sides. In this way, 49,152 different starting positions can be selected.
Style of play
At the beginning of the game, the game board is put together from the frame and the four map pieces. The players each draw a color and the black player can determine from which base line he wants to play. He places his eight pieces on this line, the white player places his pieces on the opposite side.
The two players take turns each making a move with one piece, the white player begins the game. The pieces are moved according to the colored space they are on at the beginning of their turn:
| colour | train | corresponds in the game of chess |
|---|---|---|
| blue | The figure can be moved one space in each direction (diagonal, vertical, horizontal). | king |
| yellow | The figure can be moved any number of spaces diagonally in any direction. The turn ends when the piece hits another yellow square. | runner |
| green | The figure always moves two spaces straight ahead and then one space to the side (knight jump) | Jumper |
| red | The figure may be moved any number of spaces in a straight line. The turn ends when the piece hits another red square. | tower |
A player may not move his piece over another piece and the move may not end on a space already occupied by one of his pieces. If the move ends on a space on which an opposing piece is standing, it is captured and removed from the space. However, it is not allowed to capture on the first move of a piece. When moving, the “touched-guided” rule applies: a figure that has been touched once must be guided on the move, if this is possible.
The game ends when a player has succeeded in reaching the opposing base line with two pieces and crossing it on the next turn and thus conquering the opposing army camp. That player wins the game. Alternatively, the game ends when it is no longer possible for anyone to reach the goal. In this case, the player who has more pieces wins.
Development and reception
The game Katarenga was developed by Dave Parlett and appeared in 2017 for the international game days in Essen by the German game publisher HUCH! With multilingual instructions in German, English, French and Dutch. A French-only version was announced by the French publisher Gigamic for 2018.
The game author developed two additional game variants based on Katarenga , which he calls Troika and Cornered .
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d e How to play Katarenga
- ↑ Katarenga at Parlett Games; accessed on December 13, 2017.
- ↑ versions of Katarenga in the game database BoardGameGeek (English); accessed on December 13, 2017.
- ^ Troika at Parlett Games; accessed on December 13, 2017.
- ^ Cornered at Parlett Games; accessed on December 13, 2017.
Web links
- How to play Katarenga
- Katarenga at HUCH! / Hutter Trade
- Katarenga in the Luding games database
- Katarenga in the board game database BoardGameGeek (English)