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Trigon Rules

Trigon is another game variant. The rules a similar to game variant Classic but it uses a differently shaped board and set of pieces. Each color uses 22 pieces that are shaped like the polyiamonds up to size six. (A polyiamond is a figure built by a number of equilateral triangles connected along the edges.)

Pieces for game variant Trigon

The 22 Trigon pieces.

The board also consists of triangles and is shaped like a hexagon with nine triangles building an edge.

Board for game variant Trigon

The board with the starting
fields marked with gray dots.

There are six starting points on the board, each located four rows from the middle of an edge. The starting points are not colored and the players may freely choose a starting point for the first piece of a color.

Example position for game variant Trigon

An example position after a few moves.

Trigon Rules for Two Players

Like in game variant Classic, Trigon can be played with two players by having one player play Blue and Red and the other player Yellow and Green.

Trigon Rules for Three Players

Trigon can be played with three players using the same rules as for the four-player variant. The three-player variant is played on a smaller board with an edge size of eight triangles. The six starting points are located three rows from the middle of an edge.

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