======Colosseum Offcuts======
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=====Summary=====
Bit of a boardgame design challenge here. Can I make a game using thrown away bits of another game?
Number of Players: 2-5\\
Type of game: Abstract strategy tile laying
=====Rules=====
====Pieces====
* 20 square counters from the centres of the Colosseum arena pieces which consist of-
* two blank counters with a light and dark side in 5 colours
* two arena stand counters with a light and dark side in 5 colours
====Glossary====
**Board Piece** __(//**BP**//)__ - A blank counter of your colour.\\
**Fortification** __(//**F**//)__- An arena stand counter of your colour.\\
**Mobile mode** - A counter that is light side up.\\
**Attack mode** - A counter that is darker side up.\\
**Touching** - An edge to edge laying of counters.\\
**Flipping** - Changing the mode of a counter by turning it over.
====Setup====
Each player takes four counters of the same colour - two **Board Pieces** and two **Fortifications**.\\
Note: All pieces initially placed are done so in **Mobile mode**.
- Placing **Board Pieces**
- One player places their first __(//**BP**//)__
- Each other player places one __(//**BP**//)__ such that it touches one other player's __(//**BP**//)__ - but does not touch any other player's __(//**BP**//)__.
- Each player then places their second __(//**BP**//)__ such that it touches their previous __(//**BP**//)__ but no other player's __(//**BP**//)__.
- Placing **Fortifications**
- Each player places their first __(//**F**//)__ such that it touches one of their __(//**BP**//)__s but no other player's __(//**BP**//)__.
- Each player places their second __(//**F**//)__ such that it touches one of their __(//**BP**//)__s or the previous __(//**F**//)__ but no other player's __(//**BP**//)__ or __(//**F**//)__.
=====Playing=====
Each turn consists of a player making two actions. The two actions made can be any combination of-
* Moving a **Mobile** Board piece or Fortification
* Moving an **Attack** Board piece or Fortification
* Flipping a Board piece or Fortification
====Moving====
===Mobile Mode===
* If moving the counter will not disconnect any other counters (i.e. it will still be possible to trace a path from any counter to any other counter through touching edges)
* If the counter you wish to touch has at least two exposed edges.
* If the counter you wish to touch is not fully enclosed by other counters.
Move the counter and any other counters on top of it to touch the other counter.
* A counter in Mobile Mode cannot move on top of another counter, but can carry other counters.
===Attack Mode===
* If the counter has no other counters on top of it.
* If moving the counter will not disconnect any other counters (i.e. it will still be possible to trace a path from any counter to any other counter through touching edges)
Move it to touch a counter next to it or move it on top of a counter it is already touching.
* It can move only 1 space.
* It can move on top of another counter.
* If it is a Fortification piece and you are moving it on top of another Fortification piece belonging to a different player - you capture that piece.
* Moving a Fortification piece onto a stack of other counters will only effect the top most counter, and only then if it is a Fortification piece.
====Flipping ====
* If the counter has no other counters on top of it.
* If the counter had no other counters beneath it.
Turn the counter to its other side.
* It stays in its current position.
=====Ending the Game=====
The game ends when only one player has any Fortification pieces left.
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