Aboyne
Opening Position
Alternate Names
The term Aboyne is taken from a humorous dictionary, The Deeper meaning of Liff. by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd. Aboyne is defined as beating an expert at a game of skill by playing so appallingly that none of his clever tactics or strategies are of any use to him(1).
Furthermore, there exists a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, named Aboyne (Scots: Abyne, Scottish Gaelic: Abèidh)(1).
No. of Players
Two
Equipment
An Aboyne board and nine each of black and white counters are required for play.
History
Aboyne was created by Paul Sijben in 1995.
Objective
The winner is the player who moves a counter into their own goal cell (at the opposite end of the board) or stalemates the opponent.
Play
A player may move one of their counters to an adjacent empty cell or jump over a friendly counter, or a line of friendly counters, landing on the cell immediately beyond. If that cell is occupied by an opposing counter, that counter is captured. Capture is not compulsory. A counter may not move into the opponent’s goal cell. Also, a counter that is adjacent to any enemy counter may not move.
Strategy
Variations
Sources
Aboyne at BoardGameGeek. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/32350/aboyne
Aboyne at Traditional Board Games. http://mlwi.magix.net/bg/aboyne.htm