Description

Gameplay Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceN1O94omgA

NB: Recommended for the 2004 Game of the Year Award (“Spiel des Jahres”).

In YINSH, the players each start with five rings on the board. Every time a ring is moved, it leaves a marker behind. Markers are white on one side and black on the other. When markers are jumped over by a ring they must be flipped, so their color is constantly changing. The players must try to form a row of five markers with their own color face up. If a player succeeds in doing so, he removes one of his rings as an indication that he has formed such a row. The first player to remove three of his rings wins the game. In other words, each row you make brings you closer to victory-but also makes you weaker, because you have one fewer ring to play with. Very tricky!

The 5th game in the Gipf series, following Gipf, Tamsk, Zertz and Dvonn.