HAVANNAH  

Copyright (c) Christian Freeling

The game starts at an empty 10x10 hexagonal board:

 

MOVE - Players move in turn to place one stone on an empty cell. White moves first. GOAL - The game is won by the first player to complete a ring or a bridge or a fork. All of these are ``chains'' - closed connections of one color. A ring is a chain around at least one cell. A bridge is a chain linking two corners. A fork is a chain linking three sides. Corners do not belong to sides.

 

An example White can win if he plays at [1], since Black cannot avoid the double ring threat.

You can also play and read extensive information about the game at the MindSports Arena.