In Paiko, a one-on-one turn-based strategy game, your main objective is to spread out your tiles and block off your opponent's, with the capture of your opponent's tiles being a pleasant secondary objective.
You win Paiko by earning 10 points, and you amass points by positioning your tiles in aggressive places on the board.
You gain: • 0 points for tiles in the safety of your own homeground • 1 point for tiles in the even-footed middle ground • 2 points for tiles in your opponent's homeground.
On your turn, you do one of three things: place a tile on the board, move a tile already on the board, or draw three more tiles of your choosing. You start the game with a hand of eight tiles (if white), or ten tiles (if black).
Because Paiko has eight kinds of tiles, much strategy is involve