2 players
San-Noku-Narabe
- Game family
- line
- Origin
- Japan
Overview
San-Noku-Narabe is a simple game of alignment played in Japan, typically in small villages and by children as well as adults. It is notably one of the only documented games played by the Ainu people.
Source rules (English)
3x3 intersecting lines. Three pieces per player. Players alternate turns placing a piece on an empty spot on the board. Once all of the pieces are placed, players move a piece to any empty spot on the board. The first player to make an orthogonal row of three along the lines of the board wins.