Designer	Gregory K. Van Patten
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Publisher	(Web published) igGameCenter
Year Published	2003
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time	20 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (1 voter) [poll]
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Subdomain	Abstract Games (6 voters) [vote]
Category	Abstract Strategy
Mechanic	Paper-and-Pencil
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Primary Name	Alternator
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Alternator is an abstract strategy game played on a checkerboard.

Each turn consists of "drawing" a "cherry", i.e. putting a "pit" on any empty square and connecting it with a "root" to an adjacent empty square. Connected "cherries" form "trees". A "tree" belongs to the player who owns the "root" square.

The winner is the player whose "trees" cover most of the squares by the end of the game.

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General Really challenging game

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