Slither

slither dynamic square board connection game player place stonesobjective white objective connect right leave hand side board black aim connect edgesmaterial square board size supply stone colorsgameplay start black player turn place stone cell place stone stone board chess king condition action conclusion turn stone color diagonally adjacent orthogonally connect common likecolore stoneforced pass unlikely event player legal turn pass turn pass strictly prohibitedpie rule pie rule questionable efficacy classic slither stone translate middle board loss tempo rule state thatno draw possible slitheradvanced slither season slither player want upgrade advanced slither variant late aim resolve issue generate excessive mobility stone chiefly make pie rule superfluous additional rule advanced slither stone contiguous orthogonal group consist stone color addition make pie effective foil opening template rule make game static strategic tactically rich speak designer release version slither discover relative merit despite effect slither reputation