Jacynth
a territory control Decktet game for 2-3 players, plus a solitaire variant
Jacynth is among the oldest cities, and a map of its streets is a record of history. It is a haphazard maze of overlapping interests and neighborhoods, with intricate social bonds tying one block to the next. You could control the city if you could control a nexus in that maze of ancient intrigue, but first you would have to find it.
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Components: In addition to a Decktet, Jacynth requires four influence tokens for each player. You might use anything that can be placed on a card to indicate which player has influence over it: chips, stones, beads, coins, meeples.
Object of the game: During a hand of Jacynth, cards are laid out to form a six-by-six grid that represents the city. Players claim areas by placing influence tokens on cards, aiming to control more of the city than their opponents.
Links
- Rules for Jacynth at the Decktet wiki
- More about Jacynth at BoardGameGeek
- Discuss Jacynth at the Decktet wiki
- Get the rules in printer-friendly minibook format
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