Picaria

Picaria commences with the board vacant of counters.

Alternate Names

Pikaria

No. of Players

Two

Equipment

A Picaria board and three each of black and white counters are required for play. The game is often played on ornately woven mats.

History

The Picaria board is probably derived from the Alquerque board by simply removing four orthogonal lines. It is a game played in the Pueblo Indian cultures of the American Southwest, and was probably introduced, at least in part, from the Spaniards centuries ago.

Objective

The objective is to attain, through placement or movement, three counters in an orthogonal or diagonal row.

Play

Players alternate turns placing their three counters at any vacant intersection on the board. When all of the counters are placed, players then take turns moving their counters to any adjacent vacant intersection. There is no capture or jumping.

Strategy

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