Application Description

ZhiZhu! offers a modern and challenging twist on the classic game Nine Men's Morris.

ZhiZhu! - The Spider™ DEMO

Play ZhiZhu! online with friends or offline against a robot across five difficulty levels:

- Beginner

- Easy

- Medium

- Hard

- Pro

ZhiZhu! - The Spider is a new, modern, and challenging evolution of the classic game "Nine Men's Morris." Battle your opponent to capture their Spiders by forming a Small Chain (3 Spiders aligned on any straight line) or a Big Chain (5 Spiders aligned on any circle).

CHAIN THEM TO WIN…

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It takes a minute to learn how to play ZhiZhu!-The Spider™ but a lifetime to master it.

Description:

ZhiZhu! - The Spider™ is the new, modern, and more challenging evolution of the ancient and classical game known as "Nine Men's Morris."

Game Contents:

1 Spiderweb board, 9 white Spiders, and 9 black Spiders.

START: Player A begins with 9 White Spiders, Player B with 9 Black Spiders, and the board starts empty.

GOAL: The goal is to capture your opponent's Spiders that have been placed on the board.

How Do You Capture Your Opponent's Spiders?

You capture opponent Spiders by creating aligned chains:

SMALL CHAIN: 3 SPIDERS aligned on any one of the 8 straight lines.

BIG CHAIN: 5 SPIDERS aligned on any one of the 3 circles.

PLAYING THE GAME: The game unfolds in TWO PHASES:

PHASE 1 – Placement:

Taking turns, each player places their 9 Spiders, one at a time, on any of the 24 vacant locations on the Spiderweb.

Chains (Small or Big) can be formed during this phase, which may result in the capture of 1 or 2 Spiders.

PHASE 2 – Sliding Movement:

After all Spiders are placed, players take turns sliding one Spider to an adjacent empty location on the Spiderweb (left, right, up, or down from its current spot).

Capturing Pieces:

When a player forms a SMALL Chain (3 aligned Spiders), they immediately CAPTURE (i.e., remove) ONE Spider from the opponent's Spiders on the web.

When a player forms a BIG Chain (5 aligned Spiders), they immediately CAPTURE (i.e., remove) TWO Spiders from the opponent's Spiders on the web.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

A player CANNOT capture a Spider that is already part of a SMALL or BIG CHAIN, unless there are no other loose Spiders available to capture.

A player CANNOT capture Spiders by re-forming a new chain using the same Spider(s) in the same locations.

A NEW CHAIN is valid only if it includes at least one Spider that has been newly slid into position.

WINNING:

The player who CAPTURES 7 of their opponent's Spiders wins.

A player can also win if their opponent resigns, conceding that recovery and victory are impossible.

Download, try, and rate the game with ★★★★★.

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