Fields of Action explained

Fields of Action is an abstract strategy board game for two players.

Description

Components

Setup

The checkers are placed on the board in a specific pattern.[2]

Gameplay

"Black" moves first, and then play alternates. The active player can move one piece using the following rules:

If a piece ends its turn on top of an enemy counter, the enemy counter is removed from play.

Victory conditions

The game can be won in one of two ways:

Publication history

In his 1969 book A Gamut of Games, Sid Sackson described the abstract strategy game Lines of Action (LOA) designed by Claude Soucie.[3] In 1982, LOA and a variation by Sackson titled Field of Action appeared in the German games magazine Spielbox.[4] An English version of Fields of Action was published in the February-March 1989 issue of Games,[5] and also published in R. Wayne Schmittberger's 1992 book New Rules for Classic Games.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fields of Action (1982) . boardgamegeek.com . 2021-10-06.
  2. Web site: Fields of Action . IG Game Center . 2021-10-06.
  3. Book: A Gamut of Games . registration . Sackson, Sid . Sid Sackson . 1974 . Lines of Action (LOA) . https://archive.org/details/gamutofgames0000sack_l9m4/page/34/mode/2up . 34–40 . Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd . London . 0-17-149015-0 . 8 June 2022.
  4. FOA: Field Of Action . Sackson, Sid . Spiel Box . 3 . July–September 1982 . 32–33.
  5. Web site: Fields of Action . War Room Games . 2021-10-06.
  6. Book: Schmittberger, R. Wayne . New Rules for Classic Games . John Wiley and Sons Ltd . 1992 . 87 . 9780471536215 . registration.