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Mini Archimedes

Mini Archimedes

Arxon · 1983
220 min10+ yrs2.0/5 complexity5.3 BGG31CouplesStrategy
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How do you play Mini Archimedes?

This travel-sized version of the four-player Archimedes Professional is played on a 7x6 board. The object is to capture the opponent's King by surrounding him with colored pegs.

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Mini Archimedes box art
official art · Arxon

This travel-sized version of the four-player Archimedes Professional is played on a 7x6 board. The object is to capture the opponent's King by surrounding him with colored pegs. The Kings are the black and white pegs and start on the Throne squares at either end of the board. The other 30 pegs are multi-colored.

On your move, you first move your King defensively, by sliding to an adjacent free space. Next, you place a colored peg offensively, hoping to box the opponent King in.

An optional rule allows a captured King to displace a colored peg if it happens to lie on a straight line away from him along with another same-color peg (at any distance). Further, Kings aren't allowed to come adjacent to each other.

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating5.3 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Play time
20 min
Players
2
Recommended age
10+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Mini Archimedes?
Mini Archimedes is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~20 minutes. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Mini Archimedes — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Mini Archimedes support?
Mini Archimedes is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Mini Archimedes take?
A game of Mini Archimedes takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Mini Archimedes for?
Mini Archimedes is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Mini Archimedes?
Mini Archimedes has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.

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