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Sep 14, 2021·How to play·04:21·0·Watch on YouTube

Do you like three-in-a-row games? Dara is a challenging 2-player strategy board game from Nigeria.

NewVenture Games

NewVenture Games

Watch “Do you like three-in-a-row games? Dara is a challenging 2-player strategy board game from Nigeria.,” a how-to-play guide for Dara on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by NewVenture Games on YouTube:

Dara is a traditional game from Nigeria, also played in various forms across North Africa. It's a three-in-a-row game, with two phases (placement and movement), so the basics will be familiar. But the layout and combinations guarantee a new challenge every time. Be sure to get your copy here: https://newventuregames.com/products/dara Thanks for your support! https://www.NewVentureGames.com https://Facebook.com/NewVentureGames See it on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34319/dara

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Dara

Dara

2 players
60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About Dara, from BoardGameGeek:

A game from Nigeria that may be played by two players or teams. Traditionally the game was played on an area consisting of 5x6 spaces using sticks or stones for pieces. The game begins with the players taking alternating turns placing one of their twelves pieces in an empty space. Once all of the pieces have been placed, the players alternate moving one of their pieces into an adjacent empty space. Diagonal movement is not allowed. When a player moves a piece to cause three of their pieces to be in a row, that player may remove one opposing piece that is not part of a row of three such pieces. Players are not permitted to make a move which results in more than three of their pieces being in a row. A player wins the game when the opposing player is unable to make a a row of three pieces.

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Lívia Varga

Categories

Abstract Strategy

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Pattern BuildingArea Movement
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