LYNGK Fan Site

Although the GIPF project as initially going to consist of 6 games, LYNGK is the seventh title in the series and acts as a synthesis of the project.

While GIPF itself is the epicenter of the project, LYNGK is the umbrella game. It brings together all 6 games through the implementation of elements and mechanics that characterize each game of the series.

Components

• 1 game board
• 3 white mottled pieces (ref. GIPF)
• 9 ivory pieces (ref. TZAAR)
• 9 blue pieces (ref. ZERTZ)
• 9 red pieces (ref. DVONN)
• 9 green pieces (ref. PUNCT)
• 9 black pieces (ref. YINSH)
• 1 bag
• Rulebook

Object of the Game

LYNGK is played with pieces in 6 different colors, each representing a game of the GIPF project. …

Recommendation : play this variant only when you have enough experience with the game as described above . That is and remains the standard game.

However, this variant was in the running until the final rules of LYNGK had to be locked in. Games played this way are often shorter because of an added special twist.

The twist is a sudden-death feature: a player who completes a stack of 6 pieces wins the game at once. Without experience, the sudden-death may result too often in a coincidental win, i.e. a sudden opportunity to win without having played for it. …