Zener
Zener is a strategic battle of the minds, based on extrasensory perception (ESP) cards.
Players compete to either block all of their opponents pieces or move off the opposite end of the board.
But beware! The first move on your turn must be with the corresponding piece that your opponent chose last!
Number of players: 2
Game duration: 5 mn
Complexity: 1 / 5
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Rules summary
Every turn, the player makes two moves, first the mandatory move, then the free move. For the mandatory move, the player must move the piece their opponent used during the free move. For the free move, they can choose any piece, except the piece used in the mandatory move. If one of the moves cannot be made, it is skipped.
The pieces can move one space orthogonally (forward, backward, left or right). They can cover other pieces (of their own or opposing color).
The game is won when a player advances one of their pieces off of the opposing end (the final move is into the long rectangular end space on the top of their respective board view, above the starting line of their opponent's pieces) or has covered all of their opponent's pieces (not allowing them to move).
