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====== Abande ======

Abande is the second game in Dieter Stein's stacking trilogy. Place or move pieces and stacks to generate the highest score you can whilst always keeping the board connected. The square, snubsquare, and hex boards are available.

Inventor: Dieter Stein

===== Rules =====

See [[https://spielstein.com/games/abande/rules|spielstein.com: Abande rules]].


===== Variants =====

==== Board: Snub Square ====

Hybrid orthogonal/hexagonal connections.

==== Board: Hexagonal ====

37-space hexagonal board.

==== Abande Libre ====

No fixed board. Pieces form a hexagonal grid as they are placed next to each other. The game starts with one stone of each colour already adjacent. Each player then has **17** pieces in hand. You may not move until **four** stones are on the table. Scoring still counts only stacks that touch an enemy-controlled neighbour.

Libre rules: [[https://spielstein.com/games/abande/rules/libre]].

===== Further details =====

==== Version history ====

  * Current engine version: ''20211112'' (2021-11-12). On Abstract Play since 2023-05-01.

==== Abstract Play ====

  * The sidebar shows scores and pieces remaining in hand.

==== Links ====

  * [[https://spielstein.com/games/abande/rules]]
  * [[https://spielstein.com/games/abande/rules/libre]]
  * [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21324/abande]]
  * [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/57291/abande2]]