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Shisima
Shisima is a two player abstract strategy game from Kenya that is usually played on an octagonal board but which can also be played on the Achi/Tapatan board. Shisima means “body of water” in the Kenyan language and the pieces are called imbalavali which translates to "water bugs" as the pieces move quickly on the board as water bugs do on the surface of a lake.
• Players decide what colors to play, and who will start first.
• Each player's three pieces are initially next to each other in a row on the top row of the square facing opposite the other player's three pieces which are also next to each other in a row on bottom row of the square.
• This leaves three empty spaces. One empty space in the middle of the board. The other two empty spaces separate the two rows of pieces on both sides.
• Each piece can move one space at a time following the pattern on the board. Only one piece can be moved per turn.
• The first to create a 3 in-a-row of one's pieces running through the middle of the board wins.
• Repeating a position three times is a draw.
Shisima is a two player abstract strategy game from Kenya that is usually played on an octagonal board but which can also be played on the Achi/Tapatan board. Shisima means “body of water” in the Kenyan language and the pieces are called imbalavali which translates to "water bugs" as the pieces move quickly on the board as water bugs do on the surface of a lake.
• Players decide what colors to play, and who will start first.
• Each player's three pieces are initially next to each other in a row on the top row of the square facing opposite the other player's three pieces which are also next to each other in a row on bottom row of the square.
• This leaves three empty spaces. One empty space in the middle of the board. The other two empty spaces separate the two rows of pieces on both sides.
• Each piece can move one space at a time following the pattern on the board. Only one piece can be moved per turn.
• The first to create a 3 in-a-row of one's pieces running through the middle of the board wins.
• Repeating a position three times is a draw.