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YONMOQUE


"YONMOQUE" game was designed by Mitsuo Yamamoto in Japan in 1997. The game is very simple (just get 4 pieces in a row either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) and very compact (there are only 25 squares on the board), but is very difficult to win for either blue player or white player. This is because a piece's move is defined by the color (blue, white, or neutral)of the square it is on and the number of squares for each color is not the same.
There are eight blue squares, but 12 white squares, and only 5 neutral squares. To keep the balance between blue and white, the blue play er always starts first. This balance is an important point on this compact board.

more information in japanese about YONMOQUE. click here!
yonmoque game Introduction video on YouTube in Japanese


yonmoque game Mr. Osoekawa who studies AI field at Rikkyo University made Yonmoque application which works on windows OS.
You can try it, if you want. It is an app for study AI so please give me your playing review.

File size is 88k and exe.file.
I'll send mail with zip pressured folder.


Rule of Yonmoque Game

Object: To get 4 pieces in a row either horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.

Number of Players: Two

Rules:

1) PUTS & MOVES.

There are only two things that a player can do on his/her turn.
put a piece on the board (if pieces are available), or move a piece that is already on the board.

PUTS:
On a player's turn, he may put an unplayed piece on any unoccupied square.

MOVES:
On a player's turn. he may move any of his pieces that are on the board. Each piece can move one space in any direction( identical to a King in Chess).
However, white pieces on white squares can move along the entire chain of white squares( like a Bishop in Chess). Same with the blue pieces on blue squares. The half white and half blue squares at the center and on the corners are neutral (neither blue nor white).



●◯◯  -----> ●◯◯● -----> ●●●●
    ↑         ↑↑
    ●          FLIP

2) FLIPS:

If a player moves a piece into a position that surrounds an opponent's pieces in a line( horizontal, vertical, or diagonal), then the opponents pieces are FLIPPED.
For example, in the figure above, if blue moves his piece as indicated by the arrow, then the two white pieces will be bounded on either side by blue pieces.
Therefore, when blue makes the above move, the white pieces are flipped and they become blue.

3) FLIPS only occur when a player makes a MOVE. A player cannot cause an opponent's pieces to FLIP by PUTTING a piece on the board.

4) A player can only win with four in a row with a MOVE. A player may PUT a piece on the board to create four in a row, but this is not a win.

5) If any player creates 5 in a row with his/her color, he/she loses.

How to Play:

1:Divide 12 pieces evenly between the two players.

2:Decide who will be blue and who will be white.

3:Blue always plays first.

4:At the biginning of game, there are no pieces on the board, so the blue player starts by putting a piece anywhere on the board.

5:The white player then places a piece on the board.

6:On the blue player's second turn, he can either put another piece on the board, or move the piece which is already on the board.

7:There is no rule regarding how many pieces a player must play. Of course, each player must PUT at least one piece on the board.

8:Play continues until either one player has won(4 in a row), or one player has lost(5 in a row)


products information


Yonmoque Small 25USD

materials board:ceramic tile, pieces:ceramic tiles, box:paper
size board:148*148*7mm, pieces:20mm-round, box:165*165*25mm
weight 386g
price(tax free) 25 US dollar , 2,000 Japanese yen exchange rate:1USD=80JPY
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Yonmoque Large 37USD

materials board:ceramic tile, pieces:ceramic tiles, box:paper
size board:200*200*8mm, pieces:26mm-round, box:215*215*30mm
weight 848g
price(tax free) 37 US dollar , 3,000 Japanese yen exchange rate:1USD=80JPY
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Yonmoque Wood 150USD

materials board:wood and ceramic tile, pieces:ceramic tiles, box:paper
size wood board:270*320*18mm, pieces:26mm-round, box:285*335*30mm
weight 1526g
price(tax free) 150 US dollar , 12,000 Japanese yen exchange rate:1USD=80JPY
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Yonmoque wood special 187USD

materials board:wood and ceramic tile, pieces:ceramic tiles, box:paper
size board:285*335*18mm, pieces:26mm-round, box:300*350*30mm
weight 1694g
price(tax free) 187 US dollar , 15,000 Japanese yen exchange rate:1USD=80JPY
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