====== Tumbleweed ======

Tumbleweed by Michał Zapała (a.k.a. Mike Zapawa) was voted the Best Combinatorial 2-Player Game of 2020 at BoardGameGeek.

  * [[https://tumbleweed.games|tumbleweed.games]] has a visual database of games with an openings explorer, and also includes [[https://guide.tumbleweed.games|a helpful guide for beginners]]
  * A [[https://tw.antontobi.com/|board editor]] by antonTobi ([[https://github.com/antonTobi/tumbleweed-legacy|source code]])
  * [[https://tumbleweed.antontobi.com/play|Play against an AI]], also by antonTobi
  * Tumbleweed page at [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318702/tumbleweed|at BoardGameGeek]]

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==== AI generated ====

====== Tumbleweed ======

Towers claim cells by line of sight. Control the majority of a hex board.

Inventor: Mike Zapawa

===== Rules =====

Published listing: [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318702/tumbleweed|BoardGameGeek: Tumbleweed]].

==== Goal ====

A cell belongs to you if you occupy it, or if you have the **majority of lines of sight** onto it from existing towers. Score is the number of cells you own. The game ends on consecutive **passes** after at least four plies, or if both scores are unchanged for **20** plies. Higher score wins; equal scores are a draw.

An even-swap pie rule applies.

==== Setup ====

Empty hexhex, default size **8**.

==== Gameplay ====

Place or reinforce a tower, or capture a cell you see more of than the opponent. You may pass.

==== Variants ====

===== Size 6 / 8 / 10 =====

===== Capture delay =====

You may not place where the opponent just placed.

===== Free neutral =====

On the first turn, place a 2-stack neutral piece and a 1-stack of each colour.

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

==== Version history ====

  * Current engine version: ''20240825'' (2024-08-25). On Abstract Play since 2024-01-03.

==== Links ====

  * [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318702/tumbleweed]]