Wall Go - The Devil's Plan

WALL GO – GAME RULES 🧱

A strategic territory control board game for 2–4 human players, inspired by The Devil’s Plan.

🎯 Objective

End the game with more controlled territory than your opponents.

A territory counts for you if:

• It is fully enclosed by walls, and
• It contains only your token(s)

Each square inside such a territory is worth 1 point.

🧩 Setup

• Players: 2–4
• Board: 7×7 grid
• Walls: Each player has 20 walls for the entire game

Tokens per Player

• 2 Players: 4 tokens each
• 3–4 Players: 2 tokens each

Initial Placement

• Players take turns placing tokens on empty squares.
• No two tokens may occupy the same square.

🔄 Turn Order

Players take turns clockwise.

Each turn consists of two mandatory steps:

1. Move one token
2. Place one wall

Skipping either step is not allowed.

🚶 Token Movement

• Move 0, 1, or 2 spaces with a single token.
• Allowed movement:
  • Straight (horizontal or vertical)
  • L-shaped (one space, then one perpendicular)
• A 0-space move (staying in place) is only legal if the token could move one space away and immediately back.

Movement Restrictions

• Tokens may not:
  • Move through walls
  • Leave the board
  • End on a square occupied by another token

🧱 Wall Placement

• Exactly one wall must be placed after moving.
• Walls are placed between two adjacent squares.
• Walls:
  • May not overlap
  • May not be placed on the outer edge of the board
  • Are permanent once placed
• Fully trapping a token is explicitly allowed.

Each player may place up to 20 walls during the game.

🏰 Territories & Scoring

• Walls divide the board into enclosed territories.
• A territory scores only if it contains tokens from one player only.
• A territory may contain multiple tokens of the same player.
• Each tile inside your territory scores 1 point.

You may score by enclosing areas that contain opponent tokens, as long as the territory belongs exclusively to you.

⏹️ Game End

The game ends immediately when any of the following conditions is met:

• All players have used all 20 walls
• No player can make a legal move
• All tokens are fully enclosed within territories

🏆 Winning the Game

• Add up all territory points.
• The player with the highest total score wins.
• In case of a tie, the game ends in a draw.

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