Halma is a classic board match that was invented by George Howard Monks in 1883. The match is played by two or four participants on a 16x16 board with the objective of transferring all their pieces to the opposing camp. Players can move their pieces to adjacent open squares or jump over one or more pieces in sequence, with orthogonal and diagonal moves allowed.
The match can be played on traditional 16x16 boards or on quicker 8x8 or 12x12 boards through this app. There are three variants of the match available, including a 2-participant match, 4-participant match, and a 2x2 participant match where participants in opposite corners work as a squad. Players can also select one or more computer opponents at different proficiency levels, including novice, competent, expert, and master.
Halma is a strategy board game invented in the US in 1883.Halma was invented by George Howard Monks, a US surgeon at the Harvard Medical School. This traditional board game is played by two or four players seated at opposing corners of a board that is divided into 16×16 squares. The game is won by being first to transfer all of ones pieces from ones own camp into the camp in the opposing corner. On each turn, a player either moves a single piece to an adjacent open square, or jumps over one or more pieces in sequence. Moves can be orthogonal and diagonal.In this app, you can play the game using the traditional 16x16 board or, for a quicker ga.....
To select and move pieces, participants can drag and drop on larger screens or use a touchpad-like markerer on smaller screens.
Characteristics:
- Topic: Board match (Halma)
- Tone: Informative
- Audience: Players of Halma or those interested in learning about the match
- Structure: Introduction of Halma, how to play the match, and features of the app that allow participants to customize their experience.
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