No.346
Yut Nori: An Introduction
Japanese name: ユンノリ（入門版）
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Diagram key
- A
- Exit
- B
- Starting corner
- C
- Follow the outside path upward from the bottom right.
- D
- After landing on a corner or the center
- E
- you may choose an orange shortcut next turn.
- F
- Exit after passing the starting corner.
Materials
- A yut-nori board and 4 counters in each of two colours
- 4 yut sticks with distinguishable flat and rounded faces
- A cloth for casting the sticks
How to play
- Start with all counters off the board. Take turns casting four sticks low. One to four flat faces up score that number; no flat faces up scores five. A four or five earns another cast.
- Use each result entirely on one counter, either entering a new one or advancing one already on the board. Move after each cast. Follow the outer route in the diagram’s direction.
- Landing on an opponent sends their counter off the board. A capture with a result of one, two or three earns one extra cast. Friendly counters on the same point may stack and travel together.
- After landing exactly on a corner or the centre, the next move may follow a shortcut along the board’s lines. A captured stack sends all its counters off the board.
- A counter finishes after completing its route and passing the exit. First to finish all four wins. This introduction omits backward results. Change roles to finish.
Ways to adapt
Younger primary: two counters on the outer route. Older primary and adults: four counters with shortcuts.