Agon - game of the hexagons
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Agon - game of the hexagons
Ref: 00H40K
Was: £49.99
£41.99
£34.99 (Ex.VAT)
ETA: 1 working day + transit time
Agon is an abstract board game of with good strategic interest - the rules are easy to learn but the game is engrossing and suitable for all.
Approx. Dimensions:
Board - 320 x 300 x 25mm, weight - 1.135gBoard - 12.6x11.8x1 inch, weight - 0oz
- An abstract board game with good strategic interest
- The rules are easy to learn but the game is engrossing and suitable for all
- The colourful hexagonal board is truly eye catching and manufactured to a high quality
- Agon is a game of historical note being the oldest known board game played on a hexagonal board
- Includes Beech wood playing pieces and a set of rules
- Language of Rules/Instructions: Spanish, English
- For ages: 7+
- Number of players: 2
- Average game time: 40 minutes
Agon is also a game of historical note, being the oldest known board game played on a hexagonal board. Also known as 'Queen's Guards' or 'Royal Guards', most text books claim a late eighteenth century origin in France. But research by Edward Copisarow in 2012 proved this theory wrong - it is an English game first published in 1842.
The game is for two players, each of which has a Queen and 6 guards. The aim of the game is to be first to move the Queen from the edge of the board to the central point and surround her with all 6 guards. But beware - a Queen or guard can be captured by 2 opposing pieces and that player then has to waste a move returning the captured piece to the edge of the board.
- Board: African Padauk wood
- Pieces: Beech wood
- includes a set of rules
Contains small parts. Unsuitable for people vulnerable to choking hazards..
