2 players

Picaria

Game family: line
Origin: Southwest United States

Overview

Picaria is a game played by the people of Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico in the early twentieth century, but likely to be older. This version is played on a smaller board.

Source rules (English)

Played on a 3x3 board. Three pieces per player. Players take turns placing the pieces on the board. Once all the pieces are placed, players take turns moving a piece to an adjacent spot. The points where the diagonals of the squares cross are not eligible spots. The first player to align all three of their pieces in a row wins.