Yavalath (2009)

Yavalath is an abstract strategy game for two players. Players strive to make a line of 4 pieces of their colour, but lose if they make a line of 3 before doing so.

The side 5 hex-hex board is initially empty. Players take turns placing a piece of their colour on an empty cell.

A player wins by making a line of 4 or more pieces of their colour, and loses by making a line of 3 without also achieving a line of 4 or more on the same move. The game is tied if the board fills up before either player wins or loses.

Yavalath was invented / discovered by a game-generating computer program developed by Cameron Browne as part of his Ph.D. research.

Online Play

• Gamerz (turn-based, play by email or play by web)
• Yavalath on games.wtanaka.com (turn-based or real time)
• igGameCenter (real-time)

You can play Pentalath (brother game) with a Yavalath set.