Zèrtz Rule Summary

The game Zèrtz is originally meant to be played on a hexagonal board composed of 37 fields, by two players.
In the basic variant there are five white, seven grey and nine black stones which may be placed on the fields.

Moves

The players move alternatingly. They can choose between two kinds of moves:
  1. Setting a stone
  2. Knock-out move
However, if a knock-out move is possible, it must be performed.

Goal of the game

The goal in case of the basic rules is to get either three white, four grey, or five black stones. You also win if you have got two stones of each colour.

Additional rules

Standard rules

The standard rules differ from the basic rules in the following way:

Tournament rules

The tournament rules are a slight variation of the standard rules to make the game more challenging for experienced players: