Game Rules
The rules for Pinuid Classic and Quatro are not complicated and there are not many of them, so take a moment to read them through, and then the battle can begin!
TIP: Still not everything clear? Then play a few games online with the help function turned on.
Pinuid Classic
Objective of the game
Be the first to have only 2 pins left to claim victory!
Starting setup Pinuid Classic
Place the pins as shown in the example below.
How to play
Players decide for themselves who plays with which color and who starts.
Players take turns making 1 diagonal move to an empty adjacent space. This may be forwards or backwards and anywhere on the board, as long as it is diagonal and does not pass over another pin.
Forming rows
By making diagonal moves, create combinations of 3 pins in a straight row, horizontally or vertically, and then remove 1 pin from that row, but never the pin that was just played! This is how you play away all your pins.
Game situations
If a move creates multiple rows of 3 pins, then one pin must be removed from all of these rows. Pay close attention to which pin you remove, so that the remaining row still consists of 3.
Only rows of exactly 3 are valid for removing 1 pin; if there are more or fewer than 3, this is not allowed!
If a player forgets to remove a pin, this must be done on the next turn and the turn ends immediately; no move may be made.
Stalemate
If a player can no longer make any moves because all pins are blocked, that player skips turns until a move becomes possible again.
If a player can no longer make combinations because all pins are on the same diagonal line, that player places one pin back into the game somewhere on their own back line. The turn then ends.
Winning condition
The first player with only 2 pins left wins!
Please note! Always use this exact starting setup!
The second and third examples show a correct move in which 1 or multiple rows of 3 pins are created. In the first example, 1 pin may be removed, and in the second example, 2 pins may be removed.
If no more combinations are possible because all pins are on the same diagonal, place one pin back into the game on your own back line, as shown in this final example.
Pinuid Quatro
The rules are the same as for Pinuid Classic, except for one:
If a player can no longer make combinations because all pins are on the same diagonal, that player is out of the game and leaves their pins on the board while the other players finish the game.
The setup of Pinuid Quatro may look complicated, but it is actually quite simple.
If you follow the steps below, you can easily set up the board.
Step 1
First place 3 pins of each color diagonally in the corners, as shown in this first example.
Step 2
Each player takes the middle pin of their own color as the starting point.
From there, place 2 pins on all opposite sides of the board next to the other diagonal rows, as shown in this second image.
Once every player has placed all of their pins on all opposite sides, the starting setup will always look like this final example.
Tip: Playing with 3 people? Then remove the pins of 1 color after setting up.