Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Teachability
2.9/5
Harder to teach
Replay value
4.1/5
High replayability
Interaction
3.7/5
Highly interactive
Player scaling
4.2/5
Scales well
Strategic depth
4.6/5
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Played with a standard Go set. Players take turns adding stones to the board, forming "roots" - no clumps or enclosures.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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Played with a standard Go set. Players take turns adding stones to the board, forming "roots" - no clumps or enclosures. When roots run out of space they die and are removed from the board. Object: kill all of your opponents roots and completely eliminate his stones from the board.