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Black & White

Black & White

(Web published) · 1998
220 min8+ yrs2.0/5 complexity4.9 BGG14CouplesStrategy
short answer

How do you play Black & White?

Move and jump to make a 5 in-a-row or capture all the opponents pieces in this 2-player abstract game. Equipment: a 5x5 board 10 reversible pieces (like in Reversi/Othello) Each player starts with 5 pieces - one plays white the other black.

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Black & White box art
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Move and jump to make a 5 in-a-row or capture all the opponents pieces in this 2-player abstract game.

Equipment:

 a 5x5 board
 10 reversible pieces (like in Reversi/Othello)

Each player starts with 5 pieces - one plays white the other black. The game begins with each player dropping one piece per turn on an empty cell. After that, on each turn, each player must do one of the following two actions:

 Use a friendly stone to jump (orthogonally or diagonally) over an enemy piece landing on the immediate empty cell and flipping the color of the jumped piece (black turns white, and vice versa). Jumps may be multiple - i.e. a series of jumps over one enemy piece each. 
 Move a friendly stone to an (orthogonal or diagonal) adjacent empty cell.

The player that either makes an (orthogonal or diagonal) 5 in-a-row or captures all the opponents pieces wins.

In the online version captures (potentially multiple) are forced, and the win is by 5 in-a-row or by forcing the opponent into a stalemate. The forced moves and stalemate is not mentioned in the original rather brief rules, while the win by complete capture is not mentioned in the online version.

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating4.9 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
20 min
Players
2
Recommended age
8+ yrs
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Black & White?
Black & White is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring pattern building. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Black & White — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Black & White support?
Black & White is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Black & White take?
A game of Black & White takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Black & White for?
Black & White is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Black & White?
Black & White has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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