Leaning on his elbow, Mat watched the game of snakes and chanterelles laid out on the tent floor. Sometimes a drop of sweat was dripping from his chin - it’s good that it’s not on the game board. True, in reality it was not a blackboard, but a piece of red matter lined with black ink. The arrows indicated which lines could be used only in one direction, and from which in both. Ten round chips of light wood with black triangles painted meant chanterelles, and ten of the same, but with wavy lines, snakes. Two lamps burning on either side of the board gave enough light.

“We’ll definitely win this time, Mat.” - Olvera's voice sounded excited. - Be sure to win, you'll see.
“Very possibly,” Mat said. Two of their chips — each with a black speck — were already close to the center circle, but now they had to roll the bones for snakes and chanterelles. Usually, at best, they were able to put only on the outer edge. - Shake the bones.

Mat himself did not even touch the circle with the bones, having entrusted this business to Olver, for he did not intend to waste his luck on the children's game. Grinning, Olver shook the leather mug and threw the wooden bones made by his father. Having counted the glasses, the guy groaned. Three bones fell on the face, marked with a triangle, and three more - wavy lines. So, they should move the snakes and chanterelles to their own chips by the shortest way, and if the course of chanterelles or snakes ended in your field ...

The snake beat Olver's chip, the chanterelle Mat's chip. And, as far as Mat could see, in the next move two more snakes overtook his chip.

He knew that as long as you follow the rules, it is impossible to win this children's game. When Olver matures, he too will understand this and, like all children, will simply abandon meaningless fun. The game is a game, but Mat still felt uneasy when the chanterelle, and especially the snake, was eating his chip. This suggested not very pleasant memories, even if one had nothing to do with the other.

Once my friends and I read the book About Brilevoy “on the Other Side of Dawn”. The book described the game "Tower", it was played by the main characters of the story. Finrod and others. We are interested in this game, because it is a good elf chess. And based on what was described in the book, these rules were created.

Developers: Lestar, Merlin and Den King
(version corrected and modified).

The rules were developed taking into account the developments of the author (Olga Brileva) plus - based on her description in the book, involving some analogies of chess. The symbolism of the fortune-telling practice is fully described by Brileva. Rules approved by the author (Olga Brileva).

“The board has a cruciform shape and is divided into 5 fields - four along the lines of light, the fifth - the middle one.

Also they are called: formen - north, romen - east, hyarmen - south, numen - west. The middle field is called the middle field.
Each of the fields, in turn, into four small fields, named letters Tengvar. Each of the small fields - on the four nameless.

The names of small fields have a symbolic value. With their help, in addition to the usual game, you can engage in divination and divination. Divination can be associated with the game.

Symbolism endowed with large fields.

Formen - north, contains the signs "anga" - iron, "ando" - gate, "ngvalme" - suffering and "harma" - treasure. These signs symbolize the tests that the soul and body undergo in the world: battles, obstacles, suffering and temptations.
Numen - west, - the symbols of this field refer to what we would call spiritual values ​​and gifts. "Vala" - strength, "Anna" - a gift, "Silme" - starlight and "Villa" - wind and sky.

The middle field is dedicated to symbols denoting the inner world, the personality of a person or an elf. "Ore" -heart, or "inner mind", "sss" - the name, "tule" - the spirit and "umbar" - fate.

The field romen - east, denotes values ​​of intellectual and cognitive values. “Lambe” is a language, “Parma” is a book, “Noldo” - I think, it means not so much “Noldo” as “sage”, and “Queessa” - pen, or written speech.
Finally, hyarmen - south is devoted to the symbolism of the earthly elements. “Tinko” is metal, “alda” is wood, “arda” is earth, and “ur” is fire or heat.

Thus, the moves in the party in the "towers" denote including a spiritual search, some events in life.

Each player has six pieces. This (in order of placing them on the board, building a combination before the player makes his first move figure): “Mindon” is a tower, “shaft” is actually a shaft, and “Istar” is a magician, or, rather, “ a wise and strong adviser, endowed with supernatural abilities, a magician "," aran "- the king," Rohir "- a horseman," nervous "- a virgin warrior. The goal of the game is to take the enemy's tower. The tower is a fixed figure, but in its vicinity other figures gain an advantage. Vala is a very strong figure. The magician, king, rider and maiden differ in strength and range. One piece can protect another piece as in chess. If during the game the rider will pass all five large fields, he becomes king. The figures are usually white and black, but not always - the main thing is that both sets of figures differ in color.

The game consists of two parts. The first is the arrangement of figures. Players take turns placing their pieces on the board, starting with the tower. It is believed that the one who plays black pieces and starts the placement second. The second part is the game itself. ”

The tower is a static figure. Strengthens his pieces, standing within the same cell (or two, if the tower is on the extreme cell of the playing field) from the one on which the tower itself stands. It is impossible, according to the rules, to put a piece in such a way as to take the tower from the first turn. The zone of influence of the tower is a square that consists of 8 cells around the 9th, which the tower itself occupies (if the tower is placed near the central zone of its pyatina, this cell is central). If the tower is placed in one of the cells located on the edge of the playing field, then its area of ​​influence is still a square consisting of nine cells, one of which is occupied by the tower. Only in difference from the first case, the tower occupies not the central cell, but one of the cells of the extreme row.

Vala is an analogue of a queen in chess. He walks like a queen without limits. They beat the figures like a queen vertically, horizontally and diagonally. To threaten the tower - the shaft can threaten the tower from any distance - the shaft does not need to come close to the tower, to the next cell. It is enough to put the shaft in such a way that it threatens the tower (that is, the tower is located near the ramparts on the line of attack). If the shaft threatens the tower for two turns, and the enemy cannot close its access to the tower - the tower is considered to be taken.

Istar - diagonally walks the entire length of the field, like a chess officer. Vertically and horizontally walks on one cell. Beat the figures only diagonally. For the capture of the tower, the Istar must stand in the diagonally adjacent cage for two turns, after which the tower is considered to be taken.

Vala and Istar - two figures that can take the tower alone.

In the zone of influence of his tower, the Istar can walk horizontally and vertically into two cells (by strengthening it with his own tower). That is, if initially the istar is placed in one of the cells of the field, reinforced by a tower, then from this initial position he can walk horizontally and vertically not one, but one or two cells. But having left the field of influence with the end of the course, his tower can walk horizontally and vertically only one square.

Aran - walks vertically, horizontally and diagonally at a distance of one or two cells. In the zone of his tower - goes to two (three) cells. The tower itself does not take - only in the company Rohira or nerven. Beats a figure at the distance of his turn.

Rohir - walks "angle", like a chess knight: the letter "g", consisting of 4 cells plus two more at an angle of 900 to the original direction. He beats figures, like a chess knight (considering the length of his turn). Rohir cannot take the tower by himself. But bypassing all the five five Pyotin Rohir becomes Aran. To threaten the tower in the company of the Aran, the Rokhir needs to stand in any cell adjacent to that which the tower occupies (that is, in its zone of influence).

Nerven - walks the letter "g": 3 cells plus 1 cell at right angles to the original direction of movement (like a chess knight). The tower alone does not take. In order to threaten the tower, it is necessary to get into any cell adjacent to the one that the tower occupies (i.e., in its zone of influence). Alone, the tower does not take, and if it is in the position of threatening the tower alone, the immediate threat to the tower is not.

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