TURN 0

How to play

Ivory opens with one capture. Later turns have a mandatory capture and an optional second capture or friendly stack.
A tower moves along one hex direction to the first occupied cell; the center hole blocks movement. Capture only towers no taller than yours.
Stacking adds heights; only the top species remains visible. Keep at least one ●, one ◆ and one ▲ on top.
Lose a top species or start a turn without a legal capture and you lose. This compact variant uses 18 pieces per side (9/6/3).

Your tableProgress saves on this device. Undo reverses your last action and any computer response. Computer uses a small tactical search; no online services.

Table journal

Source & edition

Compact TZAAR variant on a 36-cell hex board: mandatory capture then optional capture/stack; tower height controls capture, lose any of three species and lose. Local computer opponent, clear rules, undo, replay, saved progress and original GPT-generated ceramic game pieces. Independent compact rules adaptation of TZAAR.

Rules research: fversnel/tzaar, GPL-3.0, 3 observed stars. Source commit 4c47e02217, 2026-02-24. Original interface and ceramic imagery; compact independent browser adaptation.