Trax
Trax is an elegant game played with one type of tile, which has a cross
on one side and two quarter-circles on the other. The goal of the
game is to form a closed loop in your color, or a line which extends
eight spaces from margin to margin. Spaces where only one tile
can fit are filled automatically. There are a few more
conditions in the official
rules, but that's really just about it.
Trax is a fast, tactical game, where one player is almost always
threatening an immediate win. Played by experts, pattern
recognition seems to be more important than deep analysis.
Robots: the robot players
for Trax are pretty good, but still beatable. They're definitely
good enough to teach you the game, but not good enough to use to
practice for a serious tournament.
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