Snake

Rules

(1) Each player has a “snake” 3 matches long.

The matches are arranged head to tail.

(2) Each player moves their snake in turn by

taking the tail match and adding it to the head.

The snake may only travel along the lines of the grid.

(3) Each snake can strike at the other if its head

lands on the end of the other snake’s tail which is then removed.

(4) There are two safe dots for each snake. Each player chooses a colour.

Only the red player is allowed to play his snake on the red dots and only

the blue player is allowed on the blue dot.

(5) Twice and only twice during the game each player is allowed

to “lie in wait”. To do this instead of moving you say “I wait”.

The other player then MUST move and not use one of his waiting moves.

(6) The game starts with the snakes entering the board in the middle of opposite sides.

(7) The winning snake is the first to eat up two matches leaving the other snake with just one.

(8) If at any time the snakes meet so that neither is able to move then both are completely reversed.

If however only one is trapped then it has to reverse and move allowing the other snake to strike.

Here is a game in progress

The snakes have reached

this position.

Blue moves and Red calls “I wait”

Blue moves again

Red strikes ….and eats blue’s tail.

Blue now calls “I wait” . Red moves.

Now Blue strikes .

…..and eats Red’s tail.

Both move

Red moves……. blue moves and …………

……..Red strikes to win!

“SNAKE” Board