pac man quoridor

🟡 PAC-MAN QUORIDOR – HOW TO PLAY

👥 Players

• 2–4 players

• 1 player is Pac-Man

• Other players are Ghosts (Blinky, Pinky, etc.)

🎯 Goal

• Pac-Man wins if he reaches the exit tile or eats all pellets.

• Ghosts win if they trap Pac-Man so he cannot move.

🧱 Board Setup

• Grid board (example: 9×9 or 10×10 squares)

• Walls fit between squares (like Quoridor)

• Place:

  • Pac-Man in the center

  • Ghosts on corners or edges

  • Pellets on most squares (optional but fun)

🧩 Pieces

• Pac-Man token (1)

• Ghost tokens (1 each)

• Walls (shared pool)

🔄 Turn Order

1. Pac-Man

2. Ghost 1

3. Ghost 2

4. Ghost 3 (if playing 4 players)
   → repeat

🏃 Movement Rules

Pac-Man

• Move 1 square up / down / left / right

• Cannot pass through walls

• Cannot move onto a ghost

• If he lands on a pellet → pellet removed

Ghosts

• Same movement as Pac-Man

• Cannot move onto Pac-Man’s square

• Ghosts do NOT eat pellets

🧱 Wall Placement (Quoridor style)

On your turn, you may either:

• Move your piece
  OR

• Place 1 wall

Wall rules:

• Wall blocks movement between squares

• Must fit perfectly in the wall gaps

• You may NOT completely block Pac-Man

  • There must always be at least one path to the exit

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🧱 QUORIDOR — HOW TO PLAY

👥 Players

• 2 or 4 players

🎯 Objective

Be the first player to reach the opposite side of the board.

🧩 Components

• 1 board (9 × 9 squares)

• 4 pawns (1 per player)

• 20 walls

  • 10 walls each in a 2-player game

  • 5 walls each in a 4-player game

🧱 Setup

2 Players

• Player 1 starts in the center square of one side

• Player 2 starts in the center square of the opposite side

4 Players

• Each player starts in the center square of one side

🔄 Turn Structure

On your turn, you must do ONE action:

1. Move your pawn

2. Place a wall

🏃 Pawn Movement Rules

• Move 1 square up, down, left, or right

• No diagonal movement

• You cannot pass through walls

Jumping

• If an opponent is directly in front of you with no wall behind them, you must jump over them

• If there is a wall behind them, you may move diagonally (left or right)

🧱 Wall Placement Rules

• Walls are placed between squares

• Walls are always 2 squares long

• Can be placed horizontal or vertical

• Walls block movement, not squares

Important:

❌ You may not completely block any player
✅ Every player must always have at least one path to their goal side

🏁 Winning the Game

• The first player to reach any square on their opposite side wins immediately

⚠ Common Mistakes

• ❌ Blocking all paths (illegal)

• ❌ Placing walls on top of other walls

• ❌ Forgetting jump rules