Translations

Translations by Babyl Fish

The Rules for Plateau ™

The play:  

Black moves first, by building a stack of two pieces and placing it on the perimeter of the board.   White can see only the top face of the top piece of the stack, so the colors of the other 3 faces are initially unknown to the white player.  White does the same. Subsequent moves black and white alternate.   Moves can be any of three types. Add a new piece to the board.  Only the top color of the new piece is initially known to the opponent.  The new piece can be placed on any empty square, or on top of, or inside any stack topped by one of your own pieces. Move a stack already on the board.  The direction of movement is determined by the color on top of the stack, which can be flipped over before starting the move.  The distance of the move is limited by the height of the stack before the move.   You can pick up and drop off pieces along the way.  You can pin opponent stacks by dropping a colored piece on them (but not a blank piece).  You can capture enemy pieces by dropping your pieces on top of them at the end of your move.   You capture as many oppoent pieces as you land on top, not necessarily the whole stack.  If you have pinned opponent pieces , you can capture them  by  "stomping" on them  without moving. Exchange prisoners.  You can present any subset of the pieces you have captured and request that they be exchanged for pieces your opponent has captured.  The exchange rules are based on point values assigned to the pieces.  Important: a prisoner exchange is your entire turn - after your opponent completes the exchange, it is still his turn.  The details of what can be exhanged can be hard to determine, but it's very simple to explain. Your opponent is never required to give more points in exchange than you offered, but can do so if he wishes.  He can decline the exchange if all possible exchances would require him to give you more points than you offered. Your opponent must offer the highest total he can, without exceeding the point count offered.

a typical opening position

The pieces:

	Four Mutes, which are blank on both sides.  Mutes can move in any direction, but cannot capture or pin enemy pieces.  Mutes are worth 1 point in prisoner exchanges.
	Two Blues, which are blue on both sides.  Blues move diagonally like chess bishops.  Blues are worth 4 points in prisoner exchanges.
	Two Reds, which are red on both sides.  Reds move horizontally and vertically like chess rooks.  Reds are worth 5 points in prisoner exchanges.
	One Blue Mask which is blue on one side and blank on the other side.  Blue masks move like blues when their blue face is on top, or like mutes when their blank face is on top. Blue masks are worth 8 points in prisoner exchanges.
	One Red Mask which is red on one side and blank on the other.  Red masks move like reds when their red face is on top, or like mutes when their blank face is on top. Red masks are worth 10 points in prisoner exchanges.
	One Twister which is Orange on one side and blank on the other.  Twisters move in an  'L' shape like chess knights when their orange face is on top, or like mutes when their blank face is on top.  When the orange face is on top, they can drop of , pin and pick up along the way, and always end their move at a knight's move from the origin.  Twisters are worth 15 points in prisoner exchanges.
	One Ace, which is red on one face and blue on the other.  The ace moves as appropriate to the top face.  Aces are worth 21 points in prisoner exchanges.

Revealing hidden information:

• If you flip a piece over, the top of the piece under it becomes visible.
• If you insert a piece into the middle of a stack, the top of the piece you rest on becomes visible.
• If you capture a piece, the top of the piece it was resting on becomes visible.