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NAONAOabstract tile strategy game
Finish with more points: build triples in your colour and break your opponent’s groups.
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NAONAO uses a 9×9 board and a shared deck of 72 tiles. Each player starts with ten tiles and draws one after a move while the deck lasts. Place the first tile in the centre and subsequent tiles beside existing ones. All touching edges must match: filled to filled, empty to empty. A triangle may cover a circle and a square may cover a triangle, still matching adjacent edges. Only top tiles count. A group of exactly three identical symbols of one colour, straight or bent, gives that colour 3 points for circles, 6 for triangles or 9 for squares. Diagonals do not count. A fourth matching symbol connected by an edge cancels the group’s points. Scores reflect current groups, not accumulated rewards. The game ends when the deck and both hands are empty. The colour with more points wins; equal scores are a draw. The first triple does not end the game.
Tactics
Compare building your own triple with breaking an opposing group. Your hand may contain both colours: points belong to the colour of the group, not the player making the move. Check all neighbouring edges before rotating or covering. Covered symbols do not reappear: evaluate the visible board and the tiles available to you.