Arimaa
Arimaa is a modern abstract with unusual mechanics. It's
technically a racing game, where the goal is for a rabbit to reach the
other side of the board; but pushing and pulling are more imporant than
running. All pieces move the same, but stronger pieces can push
or pull weaker ones, and weaker pieces become frozen when adjacent to
stronger opposing pieces unless assisted by friendly pieces.
Instead of capturing by direct attack, pieces can be captured by
pushing or pulling them into one of the trap squares on the
board. Read the complete rules here.
Robots: Arimaa was
developed as a challenge to programmers, so unsurprisingly the robot
isn't terribly strong. Stronger bots are available at Arimaa.com
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