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Components
A board with 16 squares.
16 different pieces each with 4 characteristics: light or dark, round or square, tall or short, solid or hollow.
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Setup
At the start of the game, the pieces are arranged at the side of the board.
Object of the Game
To establish a line of four pieces, with at least one common characteristic on the board.
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The line of pieces may be across the board, up and down, or along a diagonal.
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Game Play
The players throw dice to see who starts. The first player selects one of the 16 pieces and gives it to his opponent.
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That player places the piece on any square on the board; he must then choose one of the 15 pieces remaining and give it to his opponent. - In his turn, that player places the piece on a empty square, and so on...
Winning the game
The game is won by the first player to call "QUARTO!"
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A player calls "QUARTO !" and wins the game when, as he places the piece given to him:
He creates a line of 4 light pieces or 4 dark pieces or 4 round pieces or 4 square pieces or 4 tall pieces or 4 short pieces or 4 solid pieces or 4 hollow pieces.
Different characteristics can accumulate.He does not need to have placed the 3 other pieces himself.
He must declare his win by calling "QUARTO !"
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If this player has not noticed the alignment and passes a piece to the opponent: The latter may "at that moment" call "QUARTO !" and indicate the alignment: He wins the game.
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If none of the players sees the alignment during the move during which it is created, it loses any value and the game continues.
End of the Game
Game winner: A player who calls and points out a "QUARTO !"
Game even: All the pieces have been placed and no winner declared.
Variation For Beginners
Until you are familiar with the game, you can play with 1,2 or 3 features as line criteria.
For example: Create on the board a line of 4 pieces of the same color. (just one feature chosen).
Variation For Advanced Players
The objective of the game is to create a line or a square of 4 pieces having at least one common feature.
There are then 9 additional ways of calling "QUARTO !".
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