CATTLESHIP

The pitch

Two farms share one road. You hide three herds in your field, the neighbor hides his across the road, and you pick squares over there for your tractor to drop a feed bucket on. A moo means a cow.

Every third round the loose herds graze one square along their line into ground you have not tested, so your buckets work as fences. Tag one cow and that herd stops where it stands. Twice a match you can send the cattle dog down a row or column to count the loose cows it smells.

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How to play

1. Set your herds: drag a herd to move it, tap it to turn it, or press SHUFFLE. Then press TURN THEM OUT.
2. On your turn, tap a square across the road to drop a bucket.
3. Listen for the moo. Tag a cow and that herd stops moving.
4. Press SEND THE DOG, then tap a square to run that row or column and get a count.
5. Plan around the graze: every third round the loose herds move one square.

Controls

Details

• Three herds a side
• Loose herds graze one square along their line every third round
• The cattle dog: two runs a match, a count of loose cows on a row or column
• Two neighbors: Easygoing, who assumes cows stand still, and Sharp, who tracks them and uses his dog
• Leave mid-match and it waits for you on the title

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