No.350
Five Field Kono
Japanese name: 五目コノ
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Diagram key
- A
- Starting positions: 7 pieces each
- B
- Place pieces only on marked circular points.
- C
- Move 1 step to a diagonally adjacent empty point.
- D
- Occupy the opponent’s 7 starting points.
Materials
- A 5 × 5-point board
- 7 counters in each of two colours
How to play
- Place one colour across the five top-row points and at both ends of row two. Place the other across the bottom row and at both ends of row four. Choose who starts.
- Each turn, move one of your counters one step diagonally to an adjacent empty point. Move forwards or backwards, but never horizontally or vertically.
- There are no captures and no jumping over friendly or opposing counters. Only one counter occupies a point. Use empty diagonal routes towards the other side.
- First to occupy all seven of the opponent’s original starting points wins. A counter that has arrived may move again to clear a route.
- The same position with the same player to move three times is a draw. So is having no legal move. After the game, change who starts and try different routes.
Ways to adapt
Younger primary: discuss moves openly. Older primary and adults: ordinary play.