Agon, game of the hexagons, is an abstract strategic board game. The rules are easy to learn and the game is engrossing and fun for all ages. Agon is an abstract board game of with good strategic interest - the rules are easy to learn but the game is engrossing and suitable for ...Agon, game of the hexagons, is an abstract strategic board game.
The rules are easy to learn and the game is engrossing and fun for all ages. Agon is an abstract board game of with good strategic interest - the rules are easy to learn but the game is engrossing and suitable for both chlidren and adults. Agon is also a game of historical note, being the oldest known board game played on a hexagonal board.
Also known as 'Queen's Guards' or 'Royal Guards', most text books claim a late eighteenth century origin in France. But research by Edward Copisarow in 2012 proved this theory wrong - it is an English game first published in 1842. The game is for two players, each of which has a Queen and 6 guards.
The aim of the game is to be first to move the Queen from the edge of the board to the central point and surround her with all 6 guards. But beware - a Queen or guard can be captured by 2 opposing pieces and that player then has to waste a move returning the captured piece to the edge of the board. * Board: African Padauk wood* Pieces: Beech wood* includes a set of rules