DODECA




INTRODUCTION
Abstract strategy  game. Similar to chess. Dice are used as pieces.

OBJECT
Capture both of your opponents Dodecas.

THE BOARD
The board is a 10 X 10 grid.

THE PIECES
Dice are used as pieces. They are also referred to as units. 
Each player has a set of 20 dice.
Dice come in many colors.  The color schemes of the two opposing sets should easily set them apart.
There are 4 types of dice: four sided Tetras, six sided Cubes, eight sided Octos, and ten sided Dodecas.

UNIT CHART
#	Name:		Type:		Abbreviation:	Move:		Capture:
10	Tetras 		Four sided dice (D4)		Orthogonal	Diagonal
4	Cubes		Six sided dice	(D6)		Diagonal	Orthogonal
4	Octos		Eight sided dice(D8)		Diagonal	Diagonal
2	Dodecas		Ten sided dice	(D10)		Orthogonal	Orthogonal
# = Number of that dice in a set of 20.

SETUP
You set up your pieces on your back 2 rows.
All 10 of your Tetras go on your second row.
The order of your pieces on your back row: 6,6,8,8,10,10,8,8,6,6.
Before each piece is placed on the board, the die is rolled, and is placed that face up.
For example, you roll a 5 on a six sider. The die is placed on the board with the 5 face up.
Four sided dice are read along the bottom edge.

RULES
Players take turns. 
Roll high on a D10 to see who goes first.
On your turn you may do one of 2 things:
1. Move one of your units and reset its face number
2. Reroll a die to reset its face number
When you move a unit you must move it a number of spaces equal to the number on its top face.
Tetras move orthogonally and capture diagonally.
Cubes move diagonally and capture orthogonally.
Octos move and capture diagonally
Dodecas move and capture orthogonally.
Units may never jump over other units.
You may not land on a friendly piece.
If you land on an enemy piece you have captured it.
Captured pieces are removed from the game.
After a piece moves or captures its top face number must be changed +/- 1.
For example a cube of face 5 captures. It can be rotated to the 4 or 6 face.
For example a cube of face 6 moves. It must be rotated to the 5 face.
Instead of moving you may roll one of your dice. 
The die is returned to its same space with the result of the roll face up.
A player may not do two rerolls in a row unless he has no other possible move.







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