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two stacks merge; if the new stack contains more than five pieces, then pieces are removed from the bottom to bring it down to five. If a player's own piece is removed, they are kept and may be placed on the board later in lieu of moving a stack. If an opponent's piece is removed, it is captured. The last player who is able to move a stack wins.
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with the three squares in each corner removed, thus forming a 6×6 board with 1×4 extensions on each side. Stacks may move as many spaces as there are pieces in the stack. Players may only move a stack if the topmost piece in the stack is one of their pieces. When a stack lands on another stack, the
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in their "Top 100 Games of 1982", noting that while it does include short versions for 3-4 players, "the two-player game has the most depth".
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Schmittberger, R. Wayne, ed. (November 1982). "The Top 100 Games 1982".
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Two to four players move stacks of one to five pieces around a
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Index

Dominio

Designers
Sid Sackson
Kosmos
Milton Bradley
Parker Brothers
abstract strategy
board game
Sid Sackson
1963
Kosmos
Spiel des Jahres
Essen Feather
A Gamut of Games

checkerboard
Games
Death Stacks
Games
Family games : The 100 best
ISBN
978-1-934547-21-2
Sackson, Sid
A Gamut of Games
125
ISBN
0-394-71115-7
PDF
Domination

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