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Rednasflor: For tips on how to play Meridians, see Tips_Meridians

2023-09-20T07:46:59Z

For tips on how to play Meridians, see Tips_Meridians

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	Kanare Kano designed Meridians in March of 2021.		Kanare Kano designed Meridians in March of 2021.

			For tips on how to play Meridians, see <b>[[Tips_meridians\|Tips_Meridians]]</b>

	==Components==		==Components==

CheshirecatJP: Added about resignation

2023-08-18T06:30:46Z

Added about resignation

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	: 3. The active player must place a stone of their color onto any empty intersection that is on a straight line from an existing friendly stone, such that there are no different colored stones between them.		: 3. The active player must place a stone of their color onto any empty intersection that is on a straight line from an existing friendly stone, such that there are no different colored stones between them.
	:* Passing is not allowed, but step 3 will be skipped if the active player has no legal move or if the opponent has no stones remaining.		:* Passing is not allowed, but step 3 will be skipped if the active player has no legal move or if the opponent has no stones remaining.

			Because this game tends to continue after the winner is obvious, it is recommended that the losing player resign once each other's territory has been established. Territories are empty points surrounded by groups that cannot be annihilated by the opponent's stone invasion. See the rulebook for more details.

	==Pie rule (Optional)==		==Pie rule (Optional)==

CheshirecatJP at 22:06, 13 January 2023

2023-01-13T22:06:34Z

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	To mitigate the first-mover advantage, pie rule can be used as an option; BoardGameArena implementation requires that the opening rule setting be changed to pie beforehand.		To mitigate the first-mover advantage, pie rule can be used as an option; BoardGameArena implementation requires that the opening rule setting be changed to pie beforehand.

	When using this rule, the first player places one stone of each color on the board and the second player decides which color to play (light is always first). Thereafter, the game is played as usual.		When using this rule, the first player places one stone of each color on the board at the beginning of the gamea and the second player decides which color to play (light is always first). Thereafter, the game is played as usual.

	The use of the pie rule is recommended between players with some experience.		The use of the pie rule is recommended between players with some experience.

CheshirecatJP: ＋Pie rule

2023-01-13T21:59:10Z

＋Pie rule

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	: 3. The active player must place a stone of their color onto any empty intersection that is on a straight line from an existing friendly stone, such that there are no different colored stones between them.		: 3. The active player must place a stone of their color onto any empty intersection that is on a straight line from an existing friendly stone, such that there are no different colored stones between them.
	:* Passing is not allowed, but step 3 will be skipped if the active player has no legal move or if the opponent has no stones remaining.		:* Passing is not allowed, but step 3 will be skipped if the active player has no legal move or if the opponent has no stones remaining.

			==Pie rule (Optional)==

			To mitigate the first-mover advantage, pie rule can be used as an option; BoardGameArena implementation requires that the opening rule setting be changed to pie beforehand.

			When using this rule, the first player places one stone of each color on the board and the second player decides which color to play (light is always first). Thereafter, the game is played as usual.

			The use of the pie rule is recommended between players with some experience.

ManaT at 19:41, 23 October 2022

2022-10-23T19:41:51Z

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	==Gameplay==		==Gameplay==
	~~''Note: The following steps describe the rules of the BGA implementation more accurately than the rules PDF. They are, for all intents and purposes, equivalent.''~~

	The player controlling the light colored stones moves first, with turns alternating afterwards.		The player controlling the light colored stones moves first, with turns alternating afterwards.

	On each player's first turn, the active player must place a stone of their color onto any empty intersection.		On each player's first turn, the active player must place a stone of their color onto any empty intersection. On the second turn, players place according to the rules below, but may not place their second stone adjacent to their first.

	During each subsequent turn:		During each subsequent turn:
	: 1. The active player must place a stone of their color onto any empty intersection that is on a straight line from an existing friendly stone, such that there are no different colored stones between them.		: 1. If the active player has no stones on the board, they lose.
	:* Passing is not allowed, but ~~this~~ step will be skipped if the active player has no legal move.		: 2. The active player removes all of the opposing color dead groups from the board. Skip this step if the opponent has taken fewer than two turns.
	~~:* ''(NOTE: Placing the second stone adjacent to the first stone will be an immediate loss.)''~~		: 3. The active player must place a stone of their color onto any empty intersection that is on a straight line from an existing friendly stone, such that there are no different colored stones between them.
	~~: 2. The active player removes all of '''their''' dead groups from the board.~~		:* Passing is not allowed, but step 3 will be skipped if the active player has no legal move or if the opponent has no stones remaining.
	~~: 3. If~~ the ~~active player~~ has no stones ~~on the board, they lose~~.

ManaT at 17:01, 25 September 2022

2022-09-25T17:01:54Z

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	During each subsequent turn:		During each subsequent turn:
	: 1. The active player must place a stone of their color onto any empty intersection that is on a straight line from an existing friendly stone, such that there are no different colored stones between them. Passing is not allowed.		: 1. The active player must place a stone of their color onto any empty intersection that is on a straight line from an existing friendly stone, such that there are no different colored stones between them.
	: 2. The active player removes all of their dead groups from the board.		:* Passing is not allowed, but this step will be skipped if the active player has no legal move.
			:* ''(NOTE: Placing the second stone adjacent to the first stone will be an immediate loss.)''
			: 2. The active player removes all of '''their''' dead groups from the board.
	: 3. If the active player has no stones on the board, they lose.		: 3. If the active player has no stones on the board, they lose.

ManaT: Meridians

2022-09-06T20:57:30Z

Meridians

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==Summary==
Meridians is an abstract strategy game for two players. It has a territorial nature, but the goal is to annihilate the opponent's stones.

Meridians is named after the meridian system, a concept in traditional Chinese medicine conceptually similar to the circulatory system.

Kanare Kano designed Meridians in March of 2021.

==Components==
A centerless hexagonal board tessellated with triangles. The regular size board has six intersections along two sides and seven intersections along the other four sides.

A sufficient number of stones of two colors.

==Definitions==
'''Group''': Like-colored stones adjacent to each other. Singletons are considered groups of size 1.

'''Path''': An uninterrupted straight line of at least one empty intersection connecting two different but similar-colored groups.

'''Dead Group''': A group which has no path connecting it to another group.

==Gameplay==
''Note: The following steps describe the rules of the BGA implementation more accurately than the rules PDF. They are, for all intents and purposes, equivalent.''

The player controlling the light colored stones moves first, with turns alternating afterwards.

On each player's first turn, the active player must place a stone of their color onto any empty intersection.

During each subsequent turn:
: 1. The active player must place a stone of their color onto any empty intersection that is on a straight line from an existing friendly stone, such that there are no different colored stones between them. Passing is not allowed.
: 2. The active player removes all of their dead groups from the board.
: 3. If the active player has no stones on the board, they lose.