Bizingo

Bizingo is a two-player abstract strategy game created sometime in the 1850's in the United States.

Goal

The goal of the game is to reduce your opponent's numbers to two.

Equipment

The board is in the shape of a triangle. Sixty-five smaller triangles form the spaces of the board. Each player has 18 pieces. Two of the pieces are captains, and 16 normal pieces. One player is White and the other is Black, although any two colors are appropriate.

Rules and Game Play

1. Because of the triangular design of the board, each player's pieces are set up differently on the board. One player has its pieces set up near the base of the triangle on three rows with 7 pieces on the front row, 6 pieces on the middle row, and 5 pieces in the third row. The second player's pieces are on the other side of the triangle on four rows with 6 pieces on the front row, 5 pieces on the second row, 4 pieces on the third row, and 3 pieces on the fourth and last row. Each of the player's two captains are on the front row placed second from the left and right sides. The two armies face each other.

2. Capture is by custodian method whereby two pieces surround an adjacent enemy piece on two opposite sides.

3. The captains have increased power.

External Links

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/13765

http://freespace.virgin.net/heaven.earth/games.html