2018
The Polka-Dot Game
2 players · 30 min · 5+
The game is played on an 8x8 checkerboard of white and light grey squares.
Pieces consist of Dots in 8 colors - Pink, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Indigo, Turquoise, and Purple. There are 8 Dots for each color, for a total of 64 pieces.
The two players divide up the Dots however they like so that one player has all of 4 colors, and the other player has all of the of the other 4 colors.
Players take turns placing a Dot on any empty space on the board - with the following restriction: a Dot may not be placed on any square that shares the same row, column, or diagonal of a Dot of the same color.
First player unable to place a Dot on their turn loses.
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