MAKA LAINA

MAKA LAINA Rules

Two players · 20–40 minutes. It's the first turn and the battle is on. No time to get warmed up in MAKA LAINA. You need to be planning from the very start, evolving your long-term strategy, but staying flexible. The influx of new discs adds a good deal of randomness, which really spices things up. And later on, watch out for the endgame trap, which can easily lead to a surprise winner.

Goal

Collect discs on a 12x12 grid to score the most points. The game continues until all discs are collected or both players cannot move.

Shifting & Collection

• Select a disc that is not in your Line of Sight (LOS).
• Shift it 1 square so it enters your LOS.
• Your collector moves to that square and collects the disc.
• LOS extends in 8 directions, blocked by other discs or collectors.

Draft System

• After each collection, 1 new disc is drawn from the bag.
• You must place it in your line of sight.
• The disc cannot be collected immediately (it's in your LOS).
• 54 discs total: 24 start on the board, 24 are drafted in, 6 stay hidden.

Special Mechanics

• Number 1: Immediate extra turn.
• Number 6: Future discs of that color are worthless for you.
• Stuck? Your opponent chooses which of your collected primary discs to sacrifice: your score for that color decreases, but your collector can move up to that many squares freely. Nothing to sacrifice? You still get a free escape move of up to 2 squares — so being trapped early is never an instant loss.

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