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Designed By	Charles Titus Ea Ea (Craige Schensted)
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Published By	Kadon Let's Play Games! LLC The Game Crafter, LLC
Year Published	1960
# of Players:	2 − 2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (2 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	20 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	(no votes yet) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (1 voter) [poll]
Category	Abstract Strategy
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Primary Name	The Game of Y
Alternate Names	The Game of Y
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	Description Edit \| History

Players attempt to link three edges of a special triangularly shaped board with stones of their color. Turns consist of placing a single stone, with turns strictly alternating. There is no movement or capture.

This game is a direct descendant of Hex. It is a predecessor of Star and *Star.

Generalized by Begird.

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Gamerz.net (turn-based)

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1	Variants Quadrant Y	2009-07-01	molnar	2
0	General Is This Game Available In England ?	2009-06-27	elfrododumbo	4
3	Variants Variants Proposed by the Inventors	2009-06-27	molnar	0
1	Variants Star Y and Poly Y	2009-06-26	molnar	1
2	Variants Mudcrack Y	2009-06-26	molnar	0
2	Reviews User Review	2004-04-05	lyman	0

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PaperAndPencil_Y_boards_2up_v1.pdf

Two Y boards that print on one page when you need to travel.

Koryo

2007-08-23

YBoardLegal.pdf

Game Board - Prints on two legal sized sheets

SiskNY

2007-04-19

Y-Board.gif

Y Board

Peter Loop

2003-01-15

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Board Game Rank:	1757
Num Ratings:	60
Average Rating:	7.33
Standard Deviation:	1.35
Num Views:	9518
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Personal Comments:	34
Users Owning:	55
Users Wanting:	16
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Y on Richard's PBEM Server	http://www.gamerz.net/~pbmserv/y.html	2004-04-04
Wikipedia Article	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_(game)	2004-04-04
Kadon site, with rules	http://www.gamepuzzles.com/gameofy.htm	2003-01-15

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