Annotated Games: 4 players

Starting position

Spring 4, Summer 6, Fall 2, Winter 1

All seasons start by playing tokens to vacant hexagons.

Spring turns 4

Spring makes an early turn of area 4 to move the Spring tokens to safer parts.

Summer plays 5

Summer focuses on areas 5 and 6 and plays to 5.

Fall turns 2

Fall turns area 2, replaces a Summer and creates a strong presence in the upper right.

Winter turns 6

Winter continues to play out Winter tokens, this turn to area 6.

Spring turns 5

Spring turns area 5 in an attempt to trigger battles between the competitors on the mats.

Summer turns 6

Summer turns her tokens in position for an attack against area 5. Note that Winter can't replace Fall in area 3 since there's no Winter there.

Fall plays 5

Fall enters area 5 and threatens to turn area 4 and replace Summer.

Winter plays 3

By entering area 3, Winter can now replace the Fall token there.

Spring plays 6

By playing to area 6, Spring threatens to play to area 5 and establish a strong presence in the lower part.

Summer turns 6

Summer thwarts Spring's plan and instead threatens to turn 5 and throw out Spring.

Fall plays 3

Fall further strengthens her presence in the upper right.

Winter plays 2

Winter play to area 2 enables a later attack against Fall in area 3.

Spring turns 6

Spring temporarily abandons her strategy in the lower part to replace Winter in area 3.

Summer turns 5

Summer takes advantage by Spring's action by replacing her in area 5.

Fall turns 6

Summer's gain is immediately lost to Fall who replaces her in area 5.

Winter plays 1

Winter let's the other fight and strengthens her position in the upper left.

Spring turns 4

With 3 winter lined up in area 1, Spring can start turning area 4 to put her Spring in position and replace them all.

Summer plays 3

With this play, Summer gets 2 hexagons in area 3, one from the actual play and one from now being able to replace Spring.

Fall turns 4

Fall replaces summer in area 5 and gets her 3rd season there.

Winter plays 4

Winter follows in the footsteps of Fall. Whatever Fall gains from Summer, Winter may gain from Fall.

Spring turns 4

Spring proceeds with her plan to replace Winter in area 1.

Summer plays 1

Summer returns to area 1 before it's too late and may in the long run use it to break into area 4.

Fall turns 3

Fall creates an imbalance between Summer and Winter to get rid of Winter in area 3.

Winter plays 4

Winter responds by getting a 3rd Winter in area 5.

Spring turns 1

Spring replaces Winter in area 1 and will, if allowed to make another turn, win the game.

Summer turns 2

Summer ruins Spring's plans and gets a second season in area 1.

Fall turns all

Fall turns things upside down by turning areas backwards. This is a very powerful action.

Not only does this give her a 3rd season in area 5 but may get a season in area 6 as well. (Summer may not replace Fall in area 5 since there is no Summer there.)

Winter turns 5

By turning area 5, Winter kicks out Fall from area 4 but Fall's eyes are now set on areas 5 and 6.

Spring turns 1

Spring switches focus to area 4 and replaces Winter there.

Summer turns 1

Summer has few options and chooses to help Spring in the short run to turn the Summer in area 1 closer to the Spring in area 4.

Fall turns all

Fall makes another powerful turning of all areas backwards and this time it's decisive. since Fall replaces Winter in area 6 and opens up several opportunities.

Fall threatens to win both by playing to area 6 and by turning area 6 and replacing Summer. Winter can turn 4 for a 3rd Winter in area 5 but will not have time do anything more. Given Winter's action, neither Spring, nor Summer can win and the game goes to Fall.

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