Start with any number of counters in any number of piles. 2 players take it in turns to remove any number of counters from a single pile. The loser is the player who takes the last counter.
A new card game for two players.
Follow-up to the February Game Rules of FEMTO.
This is a game for two players. You will need 16 objects, like matchsticks or counters.
Set the objects out in a row of 7, a row of 5, a row of 3 and a row of just 1.
Players take turns in a choosing a row then removing any number of objects from that row.
The player left with the last object is the loser.
Try playing it with a different number of objects. Try playing it with a different number of rows. Can you find any winning strategies? Does it matter who goes first?
(Thanks to Chris from Active Training Education who is champion at this game!)