Birrguu Matya

The object of the game is to get your three stones in a row before your opponent. You can win diagonally, vertically or horizontally. Starting with an empty cloth, each player takes turns placing down one of their stones. Both players are simultaneously complete their line of three while blocking their opponent. Phase two of the game begins when all the pieces are laid done and no one has positioned three in a row. At this stage, players take turns moving their stones one square at a time in any direction, provided the square is vacant. You cannot skip a move and you cannot lift a stone and jump. While the game is similar in strategy to other ancient games, its marketers claim it to be a rarely occurring "table game", not generally found in Australian indigenous culture. This claim is questionable given that no Australian antecedents of the game have been documented. == References ==