Chasing the girls
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| Other names | Að elta stelpur |
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| Genres | |
| Players | 2 |
| Movement | parallel, anticlockwise |
| Setup time | 10–30 seconds |
| Playing time | 5–60 minutes |
| Chance | High (dice) |
Chasing the girls (Að elta stelpur) is an Icelandic tables game of elimination in which hitting an opponent's checker results in eliminating it from the board.[1]
Rules
Only rolls of 1s, 6s, and doublets are played; all other dice rolls are ignored. Only double 6s are played twice, while all other doublets are played once.[2]
No blocks or points can be formed, as only single checkers (blots) are allowed on any space. Hit blots are removed from the board, eliminated from play, and do not re-enter.[3]
Corner-rattler
Once a player is reduced to only one remaining checker, that checker is referred to as a "corner-rattler" (hornaskella).[1] The corner-rattler moves only on points 1, 6, 7, 12, 13, 18, 19, and 24.[2]
- A roll of 1 moves the corner-rattler forward 1 point among these designated points.
- A roll of 6 moves it forward 2 points among these designated points.
- Double 1s move it forward 2 points.
- Double 6s move it forward 4 points.
If the player rolls doublets, they roll again. Furthermore, if the corner-rattler is located between two of the opponent's checkers, it cannot be hit.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Chasing the Girls". Backgammon Galore!. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- 1 2 Bell, R. C. (1979) [1st Pub. 1960, Oxford University Press]. Board and Table Games From Many Civilizations. Vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Dover Publications. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-0-486-23855-5.
- ↑ Murray, H. J. R. (1952). A History of Board-Games Other Than Chess. Clarendon Press. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-0-87817-211-5.
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External links
- Chasing the girls rules at Backgammon Galore
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