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🎲 Game Setup & Turn Start
- Starting components: Each player begins the game with 2 dice. - Underdog bonus: If your score is the lowest, you receive 1 extra die. - Turn initiation: Roll all your available dice at the start of your turn.
🐘 Elephant Movement
- Action phase: Choose 1 rolled die and 1 of your elephants to advance. - Basic movement: Move the chosen elephant forward the exact number of steps shown on the die. - Square capacity: Only 1 elephant or mouse can occupy a single square.
🪜 Board Hazards
- Ladders: Land on the bottom of a ladder to climb immediately to the top. - Snakes: Land on a snake head to slide down immediately to the bottom.
💥 Collision & Pushing Rules
- Landing on opponents: Pushes their elephant forward until it hits a snake and slides down. - Landing on yourself: Pushes your own elephant forward exactly 1 step. - Ripple effects: Pushed pieces can collide with and push subsequent elephants or mice. - Chain reaction limit: Any piece pushed for a second time in a turn moves forward only 1 step.
🐭 Chaos Mice Mechanics
- Direction: Mice start at the top of the board and move downward, opposite to the elephants. - Timing: All mice move once per round, immediately after the first player's turn. - Hazards: Mice use ladders and snakes exactly like elephants do. - Movement range: Each mouse rolls and moves between 2 and 6 steps per turn. - Collisions: Mice trigger the exact same pushing rules when landing on other pieces. - The loop: Reaching the bottom of the board sends the mouse instantly back to the top.
🏆 Winning the Game
- Exact count: You must roll the exact distance required to land on square 100. - Retirement: Reaching square 100 removes that elephant to the winner's grazing area. - Victory condition: The game ends instantly when a player gets their last elephant to square 100.
⚙️ Game Options
- Player pieces: Choose between 2 to 7 elephants per player. - NPC count: Adjust the game to include 4 to 8 Chaos Mice. - Environment: Select from different board layouts.