Catchup
Published 2010
Catchup is a simple abstract game with a devilish dynamic. The goal is to have the largest group of stones on the board when the board is full of stones, but as you get closer to winning, your opponent gets more powerful. Whereas most stone-placement games are about position, Catchup is about timing, position, and the interplay between them. Rules: 1. One player owns the white stones and the other owns the black. White begins by placing 1 stone on any empty space. 2. From then on, starting with black, players take turns. On your turn you may play 1 or 2 stones; 3 if the opponent has just "improved". An "improvement" is taking the lead, extending the lead, or catching up with your opponent's previously leading score. 3. After taking your turn, if the size of your largest group changed, move your pawn to the corresponding spot on the scoring track. 4. The game ends when the board is full. The player with the largest group wins. If the players’ largest groups are the same size, compare their second-largest groups, and so on, until you come to a pair which aren’t the same size. Whoever owns the larger of the two wins.
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- Players
- 2 Players
- Time
- 13 min
- Weight
- Light-Medium — 2.1/5
- Year
- 2010
- BGG Rating
- 7.56
- BGG Rank
- #8415
- Min Age
- 10+