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Phalanx

Phalanx

Heyne · 1972
215 min0+ yrs5.5 BGG44KidsCouplesStrategy
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How do you play Phalanx?

This Heyne travel game is played on a 2-piece board of 5x5 spaces. Each player has 5 tokens. Two opposing sides of the board are used as staring positions, but the 5 spaces always contain 2 tokens of one color and 3 tokens of the other.

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official art · Heyne

This Heyne travel game is played on a 2-piece board of 5x5 spaces. Each player has 5 tokens. Two opposing sides of the board are used as staring positions, but the 5 spaces always contain 2 tokens of one color and 3 tokens of the other.

Object of the game is to form a straight line of 4 tokens. To equalize the advantage of occupying the middle space of the board, this space must be left after 3 succeeding turns.

Included with this game are the rules for a second game, called "Lanxy". It is played with 3 tokens per player are uses only the inner 3x3 spaces of the board. Object of the game is to form a straight line of 3 tokens. But the player reaching this has not won the game yet: he scores a certain amount of points, depending on where he could form that row. The whole Lanxy consists of 5 games and the player with the most points is the winner.

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BGG rating5.5 / 10
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KidsCouplesStrategy
Play time
15 min
Players
2
Recommended age
0+ yrs
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Phalanx?
Phalanx is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~15 minutes, featuring pattern building. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Phalanx — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Phalanx support?
Phalanx is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Phalanx take?
A game of Phalanx takes about 15 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Phalanx for?
Phalanx is recommended from age 0.
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