1201 /www/nrich/html/content/99/05/game/ 2 2011-02-01T00:00:01 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <mdoxml version="1.0"><p>This game is played by the Maori people of New Zealand and comes from the collection Philip Dodd. (More information about this collection appear in the June 1999 website).</p> <p>This is a game for two players. You will need a game board and four counters each.</p> <p>Place the counters as shown and decide who goes first by flipping a coin.</p> <p>The aim of the game is to block the other player so he/she can&#39;t move.<br></br> You can move from circle to circle around the outside ring.<br></br> You can move from the middle circle to an outside circle.<br></br> You can only move to the middle circle if there&#39;s one of the other player&#39;s counters beside you<br></br> (in one of the circles to your left or right) before you move.<br></br> There can only be one counter in a circle at one time, and there&#39;s no jumping.</p> <p><mdo:image alt="" height="363" src="board.gif" width="363"></mdo:image></p></mdoxml> 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 This is a game for 2 players. Each player has 4 counters each, and wins by blocking their opponent's counters. A good follow-on from two stones. Using, Applying and Reasoning about Mathematics Games