ZoxSo® The New Ancient Game
ZoxSo® The New Ancient Game is an award-winning, fast-paced & exciting, two-player strategy board game for two players, ages 10 and up.
ZoxSo is played simultaneously in two separate yet linked "realms" on one game board.
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The ZoxSo board consists of an 8 x 8 grid of "Pearls" and a 7 x 7 grid of "Stones" wherein the pieces flip back-and-forth and behave differently in each realm.
The ZoxSo game pieces comprise a total of twenty (20) two-sided coin-shaped pieces; ten (10) of which are "Light" in color and ten (10) of which are "Dark" in color.
* PLEASE NOTE: The colors of the ZoxSo pieces may vary per game set as any one of the following 10-Dark & 10-Light colored pairs: White & Green, White & Red, White & Blue, White & Black, White & Orange, or White & Purple.
Each coin-like piece has, on its opposite sides, dual personalities: One personality that may exist only on the Pearls, and one personality that may exist only on the Stones.
In the first part of the game, the "Placement Phase," players take turns placing their pieces on the board onto empty Pearls outside "The Wall." During this phase the players each strive to aggressively carve out their own position and strategic/tactical plans, while at the same time trying to cut across their opponent's position and plans.
As soon as all 20 pieces are on the board, the second phase of the game begins: "The Race to the Throne." In this phase, the players alternately either: 1) move a piece; or 2) flip a piece; or 3) flip-and-move a piece. Using competing captures, tactics, and strategies, players each strive to be the first player to win by either: 1) moving or flipping his/her Xing (Emperor) onto the Golden Throne in the center of the board; or, 2) capturing the opponent's Xing (Emperor).
Note that good initial placement is highly important for success in ZoxSo; while sharp and accurate play during the "Race to the Throne" phase to follow-up the initial placement is, well, at least as important if not more.
Players are sometimes surprised at how strategically and tactically "brutal" ZoxSo can be, but that's simply the nature of the beast. And while it's easy to learn the rules of ZoxSo, it really will take a lifetime to master the game.
For purposes of shipping, the weight of each ZoxSo game set is approximately 2lbs.
And remember, ZoxSo® The New Ancient Game is Made in the USA.
