SEVEN STONES - A StarWars Boardgame

SEVEN STONES

Throughout history and in many different cultures and religions, the number 7 is more than just a number by faith.
In this mystical, turn-based game, this extraordinary number is honored.
A game app with the name "Sevn" served as a source of ideas.
As background the StarWars-Universe was chosen... the wrestling between the dark and the light side of power, represented by different organizations, dominions and peoples from the StarWars-Universe and their symbols.
Note: of course any other setting (e.g. Lord of the Rings or just colours) could have been chosen as background! I spontaneously chose StarWars.

Aim of the game:
At the end of the game to have the upper hand over more colors/symbols than the opponent or to bring all seven towers of a color/symbol to his side; in this case the game is finished immediately.

You'll find the rules below!

If there's any feedback, I might pack and design this game into other backgrounds, like "Lord of the Rings" or "Game of Thrones"!

If the Gameboard and the Counterboard are not printable in one piece with your printer, the gameboard_split has to be printed 4 times and connected with 8 bolts and glue. For the counterboard the split 1 and split 2 have to be printed and connected with 4 bolts and glue.

I simply painted or treated my prints with Metalic wax (Rub'n Buff or Penta wax paste) ... just put some wax on the fingertip and rub gently on the print ... the effects come from even!

RULES for SEVEN STONES 

Aim of the game:
At the end of the game to have the upper hand over more colors/symbols than the opponent or to bring all seven towers of a color/symbol to his side; in this case the game is finished immediately.

Preparation:
The 49 towers are well mixed (e.g. in a bag) and then placed on the board by the two players at random.
The scoring board is placed next to the board and is easily accessible for both players. The counting markers (7 different symbols with the corresponding color) are placed on the middle (neutral) marker.
The players decide among themselves who starts the game. In further games, the loser of the previous game may decide who may start.

Procedure:
A move is made alternately. Each move allows the removal of stones (towers) of the same colour/symbol from the board - but only if at least one corner of this stone or stones is freely accessible. At the beginning of the game, these can only be the checkers in the four corners of the board, but already after the first moves, the possibilities become more varied. So the player who has the move chooses a color/symbol and takes at least one of the accessible stones (towers) or (if possible) several accessible stones (towers) of the same color/symbol.
Depending on how many stones (towers) have been removed from the board, the corresponding counter on the scoring board is then moved in its own direction (to the dark or light side of the Force). Example: a player takes three stones (towers) of one colour from the board. The corresponding counter is moved three places in the direction of the player at the end of the move.
If in another move the opponent removes stones (towers) of the same colour from the board, the counter is moved by the corresponding number in the direction of the opponent.

End of the game:
If a player manages to get a marker completely on his side, the game ends immediately and the player wins.
If this does not happen in the course of the game, the game continues until all checkers (towers) have been removed from the board or a player gives up.
The winner is the player who has moved several counters to his side at the end of the game.

Have fun!