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Kono

K
PLAYERS
2
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
MEASUREMENTS

5x5 grid of points, with each player's eight pieces starting in the two corners diagonally opposite each other.

HOW TO PLAY
1

Place each player's eight pieces in a triangular cluster in their own corner of the board, diagonally opposite the other player's cluster.

2

On your turn, move one piece diagonally to an adjacent empty point.

3

There is no jumping and no capturing; pieces simply reposition around the board.

4

The goal is to move all of your pieces into the corner where your opponent started.

5

Players alternate single diagonal moves until one side completes the swap.

6

The first player to relocate their entire cluster to the opposite corner wins.