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Directions for the Touche Magnet Game

Touche is a two-player game that was introduced in 1977. It's similar to the game Tic-Tac-Toe, but instead of using three "Xs" and "Os," players use either four white circles or four red squares as game pieces. Touche is played on a grid that is five squares long and five square wide. The board is magnetized so when you the player make a move, your game piece may flip colors, giving your opponent an advantage. The object of the game is to be the first player to line up four of the same colored pawns, regardless of their shape, in a row either vertically, horizontally or diagonally.

Instructions

- 1
  Give each player six pawns of the same shape. One player will get all the round pawns and the other player will get the square pawns. Both pawns have red on one side and white on the other. The player with the round pawns must use the white side of the pawn while the player with the square pawn uses the red side.
- 2
  Place each pawn on the reserve area of the board. This is just off to the side of the gaming board. The red square pawns go on the left side of the board and the white circle pawns go on the right.
- 3
  Move one pawn at a time to the row closest to the edge. This is called the base row. The player with the round pawns always goes first. Each player takes turns moving a pawn. Since the board is magnetized, the pawn may flip. If this happens, it becomes the opponent's game piece as it is now displaying their color. The opponent is free to move this piece around the board on their turn.
- 4
  Take turns moving pawns one-at-a-time. Either move a new pawn out of the reserve area or move a pawn already on the game board. Pawns can be moved horizontally, diagonally or vertically from the box it was in. A player can jump over their own pawn if it's in the base row.
- 5
  Get four pawns the same color, regardless of shape, in a row to win the game.

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