Info on Neutron

Neutron was invented by Robert Kraus in the early 70:s, and published in an issue of the Games & Puzzles magazine.

Catch the pig!
Catch the pig!Photo by Szabó Tibor

It is a simple (and solved) game, but even so, the easy rules and tug-of-war over the common neutral unit makes for interesting play!

Chessicals also implements the Paper Neutron variant that Walter Joris describes in 100 Strategic Games for Pen & Paper.

Paper Neutron in the book
Paper Neutron in the bookPhoto by me

In this variant - presumably as a concession to having the players constantly redraw the board state - Joris made the board smaller and added a second neutron, which makes for a very quick and vicious game!

If you enjoy Neutron, also check out Neutreeko, which is a fusion of this and Teeko!

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