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Kropki

Plan precise moves in an abstract spatial duel.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Enclosure Paper-and-Pencil Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

2.33/5

Rating

6.17

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

Kropki (or "Dots" in English) is a paper and pencil game very popular play-during-lessons-in-school game.

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Kropki (or "Dots" in English) is a paper and pencil game very popular play-during-lessons-in-school game. It seems this game was invented to play Go with paper and pencil - in contrast to Go you can surround empty spaces together with opponents dots, and the surrounded areas are off limits for the rest of the game. Go experience is helpful, but many tactics work differently. There are Wikipedia articles in Polish and Russian and Czech. You can also play online. Here is an online interactive tutorial with problems to solve: http://www.tochki.org/lesson/eng/index.html

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
2.3/5
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1
(Uncredited)

Publishers

1
(Public Domain)

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