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Alfred's Wyke (Jump Right In!)

Designer/Publisher:	Andrew Perkis
Rules:	http://alfredswyke.blogspot.com/ (Local)
Date Added:	2009 Feb 01
Boardgame Geek Entry:	37584
SDG Wiki Page:	http://wiki.superdupergames.org/games/wyke
SDG Rank:	50 (4 points, 5 votes)
Keywords (edit):	2 Players Only, 8x8 Board, Free Placement, Pattern Matching, Shared Pieces, Unequal Forces
Plays Avg. Length Avg. Time First Player Wins Size of Sample 62 13 moves 19d:9h:33m:31s 57.63% 59 games
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Two player game where one plays the Builder, the other the Destroyer. Square tiles are place in 2x2 plots on a 4x4 grid. The object of the builder is to build up a set of two-story 2x2x2 "houses" (four in a row, four square or a majority) while the destroyer is trying to create the same array of empty plots. On each turn, the players select from a one-out-of-five tile placement or removal set (one on each of five different plots, one on each of one and two on one; two on two, three on one and one on one; four on one). Only three are available on any turn, as a player cannot pick one set that has been placed in the previous two turns. Once a plot is completely built or torn down, it is claimed by a player. The first player to claim four plots in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally), four plots in a 2x2 square, have four more plots than his opponent, or to have claimed seven plots anywhere wins the game.