Splade (2011)

Splade is an evolution of Spline for 3 players that can be played with a Series: Shibumi set. It uses a 4x4 holes board and spheres in 3 colors (white, black and red). It was inspired by the great Gute Nachbarn, by Alex Randolph. How to play: The board (n×n) starts empty. Starting with white (then black and red), players take turns placing a marble of their colour on an empty space or platform (2×2 arrangement of marbles). Whenever a full line with exactly 2 colors is formed, the game ends. The winner is the player with a color in that line whose position in the player order is immediately before the other player with a color in that line. This is, for a 4×4 set, a 4-in-a-row on the first layer, or a 3-in-a-row on the 2nd layer, or a 2-in-a-row on the 3rd layer. Example: White makes a line of 3 on the second layer containing 2 white balls and one black ball and wins. Variant: Consider the colour of the previous player instead of the next. Included in the Shibumi Rule Book Soft cover: http://www.lulu.com/shop/cameron-browne-and-nestor-romeral-andres/shibumi-rule-book/paperback/product-18940123.html Downloadable PDF: http://www.nestorgames.com/rulebooks/SHIBUMI_EN.pdf