Span (2011)

Span is a two-player connection game for the Shibumi set.

The board is initially empty. White owns the top and bottom sides, and Black owns the left and right sides.

Players take turns adding a piece of their colour until the board is full.

The game is won by the player with a visibly connected path of their pieces between their sides.

Span is an entry in the Shibumi Challenge.

Included in the Shibumi Rule Book

Soft cover:

http://www.lulu.com/shop/cameron-browne-and-nestor-romeral-andres/shibumi-rule-book/paperback/product-18940123.html

Downloadable PDF:

http://www.nestorgames.com/rulebooks/SHIBUMI_EN.pdf

Span is the Shibumi version of Hex. Like Hex, exactly one player must win every game! This is because the connectivity between the visible balls of a complete pyramid is trivalent, as explained here.

Span does not score many points for originality, as it is similar to Hex and Sphex and very similar to Sponnect. However, it is probably the simplest non-trivial connection game for the Shibumi set.

The path to glory
is built upon the bones of
friend and foe alike.