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Domineering

Alignment and Abstract Strategy Games

Domineering, also called Stop-Gate or Crosscram, is a mathematical abstract strategy game played on graph paper grids of any shape. Two players alternately place dominoes to cover two adjacent squares, with one player restricted to placing tiles vertically and the other horizontally; the first player unable to make a legal move loses. Because each player uses a different orientation, the game is partisan rather than impartial, distinguishing it from its impartial relative Cram, in which either player may place a domino in either orientation. Domineering can be played on standard square boards, rectangles, polyominoes, or combinations of these shapes, and involves no element of chance, resting entirely on strategic placement. It is played by two players and is studied in combinatorial game theory for its rich range of positions on differently shaped boards.

Facts
Origin Year
1976 2
Playing Time
10 2
Skill or Luck
Skill 1
Designer
John Conway 2
Publisher
(Web published) 2
Publisher
A. K. Peters, Ltd. 2
Game Category
Abstract Strategy 2
Game Mechanic
Line Drawing 2
Game Mechanic
Paper-and-Pencil 2
Game Mechanic
Tile Placement 2
Minimum Players
2 2
Maximum Players
2 2
Sport
Game Type (category)
Board Game 1
Game Type (category)
Strategy Game 1
Classification
Player Count
Two-Player 1
Connections

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Sources
1. Domineering (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Two players have a collection of dominoes which they place on the grid in turn, covering up squares. One player places tiles vertically, while the other places them horizontally.
  • Infobox, Type field
    Mathematical/Abstract strategy game; Partisan game
  • Infobox: genre
    tile-based game
  • Infobox: random_chance
    none
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2. Stop-Gate (BoardGameGeek)
  • Origin Year: 1976
  • Playing Time: 10
  • Designer: John Conway
  • Publisher: (Web published)
  • Publisher: A. K. Peters, Ltd.
  • Game Category: Abstract Strategy
  • Game Mechanic: Line Drawing
  • Game Mechanic: Paper-and-Pencil
  • Game Mechanic: Tile Placement
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 2
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