T-3 Taming
Also written T3 Taming · a T-3 game on zen2play
Three T3rminators. Fifteen Soldiers.
The Indian hunt game of the 23 golden circles, in T-3 dress. The Soldiers work together to close every way out; the T3rminators jump them, and win with five captures.
- Free to play
- Games of 10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes
- Play a person, or Zen when nobody is free
A T3rminator has just jumped a Soldier, from a game Zen played.
How it plays
23 golden circles joined by white lines: the apex, three rows of six and four along the base. Pieces stand on the circles and move only along the lines. The board starts empty, the Soldiers act first, and the sides take turns, one action each. Every action is final.
Place
Each turn the Soldiers put one Soldier on any free circle. The T3rminators come on in their first three turns: the apex first, then two of the four circles just below it.
Move
A move is a step along a line to a free neighbouring circle. The T3rminators may move once all three are down; the Soldiers once all fifteen are.
Capture
A T3rminator jumps one Soldier along a line to the free circle just beyond it, and captures it. One capture a turn; a capture is never compulsory.
Guard
A Soldier with another piece right behind it on the line cannot be jumped. Keep your Soldiers together and leave no gaps.
Two ways to win
There are no draws: every game ends with one side winning.
The T3rminators: five captures
Capture five Soldiers and the T3rminators win.
The Soldiers: tame them
Leave no T3rminator a step or a jump and the Soldiers win: the T3rminators are tamed.
Rules at a glance
Who moves first?
The Soldiers. Then the sides take turns, one action each.
Can I take a move back?
No. A piece placed or moved stays there: every action is final.
Is there a draw?
No. Repeating a position for the third time with your own move loses, so games always end.
How long is a game?
10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes each, 15 by default, and 2 minutes for every move. Your first move within 60 seconds, or the game is abandoned.
What does a win earn?
Beat a person and gain 6 points; lose and give up 3. Everyone starts at 1000. Games against Zen are not rated.
Who can I play?
A person, or Zen Calm and Zen Master, our computer players, always clearly labelled. Against Zen you choose your side; against a person the sides are drawn at random.
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