STATUE

STATUE RULES

Goal

The goal of Statue is to reduce your opponent’s number of dice on the board to fewer than three.

Preparation

• Open the Statue of Zeus in the center of the board.

• Each player receives 8 dice of their respective color (White and Black).

• All dice begin the game on the Statue of Zeus (off the playing field).

• White takes the first turn.

Gameplay

On a player’s turn, they must choose one of the following actions:

1. Place a Die

• The player places one of their remaining dice from the Statue of Zeus onto an unoccupied field on the board.

• Newly placed dice always enter with a face value of 1.

2. Stride with a Die

• Choose one of your dice already on the board.

• Move it horizontally or vertically (not diagonally) a number of spaces equal to the number showing on its face.

• After each movement, the die’s value increases by 1.

• If the die reaches a value of 6, its next increase resets it to 1.

3. Diminish

• Instead of placing or striding, a player may reduce the number of any of his dice that are over one by one. The opponent is now forced to move any of their dice with one on the playing field. A diminish can only be performed if the opponent has dice with one on the playing field.

Movement Rules:

• Only one die may occupy a field at any time.

• Dice cannot move through or land on dice of the same color.

• If a die lands on a space occupied by a die of the opponent’s color, the opposing die is attacked and removed from the game.

End

The game ends immediately when one player is reduced to fewer than three dice on the board.

That player loses, and the opponent is declared the winner.