T-3 Taming Bhag Chal
Also written T3 Taming Bhag Chal · a T-3 game on zen2play
Four T3rminators. Twenty Soldiers.
Bagh-Chal, the hunt game of the Indian subcontinent and Nepal, on 25 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
25 golden circles in five rows of five, joined by white lines: the rows, the columns and the diagonals that cross every other circle. Pieces stand on the circles and move only along the lines. The T3rminators start on the four corners, 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, until all twenty are down. The four T3rminators never place: they start on the corners and move from their very first turn.
Move
A move is a step along a line to a free neighbouring circle. The T3rminators move from the start; the Soldiers once all twenty are on the board.
Capture
A T3rminator jumps one Soldier along a line to the free circle just beyond it, and captures it. One capture a turn, even while the Soldiers are still being placed; 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. (And if the Soldiers are ever left with no move at all, the T3rminators win.)
The T3rminators: five captures
Capture five Soldiers and the T3rminators win.
The Soldiers: tame them
Leave none of the four T3rminators 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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