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====== Strands ======

Place as many stones as the number printed on the cell. Form the largest contiguous group. If largest groups tie, compare second-largest, and so on. The first player opens with a single stone on a cell labelled 2.

Inventor: Nick Bentley

===== Rules =====

See [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364343/strands|BoardGameGeek: Strands]].


===== Variants =====

==== Size 6 random ====

Random numbers on base 6 (''size-6-random'').

==== Size 5 / 6 / 7 fixed ====

Fixed layouts (''size-5-fixed'', ''size-6-fixed'', default 7, ''size-7-fixed'').

==== Size 6 fixed low numbers ====

Lower numerals on base 6 (''size-6-fixed-lownumbers'').

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

==== Version history ====

  * Current engine version: ''20240804'' (2024-08-04). On Abstract Play since 2024-08-02.
  * ''20240714'' adjusted the size-6 distribution slightly.

==== Abstract Play ====

  * A display option always shows the printed numbers.

==== Links ====

  * [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364343/strands]]