Skip to main content

Die Zange

Game ID: GID0095648
Collection Status
Description

Die Zange is an abstract strategy game built on the idea of being caught in a beetle's claws (Die Zange means "The Tongs").

The players each have a set of wooden stones and use these to try to capture all the stones of the other player. A stone is captured if it ends up "in the tongs" -- meaning between two foreign stones. On a players turn, they can move one space or jump in a straight line. The game is played in three phases that help react to the realty that the game requires more movement toward the end as there are fewer pieces to jump.

The game is essentially an advanced version of Seega, the ancient Egyptian game, but makes it much better by using a hex board and adding the phases of play. The game can be played using the components from Perlhuhn's Ombagi game, but was also sold as a standalone game.

Year Published
1983
Transcript Analysis
Browse transcript mentions, sentiments, pros/cons, mechanics, topics, quotes, and references.
Total mentions: 0
This page: 0
Sentiment: pos 0 · mix 0 · neu 0 · neg 0
Mentions per page
Top
No transcript mentions yet.
Transcript Mentions
No transcript mentions found for this game.
Transcript Navigation
Top
No transcript mentions yet.
View on BoardGameGeek