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I found this image on Pinterest with description "Ancient board game".

Ancient board game

There are more than 15 black and white pieces, some of them are placed on the intersection of 3 vertical lines and other criss-crossing lines.

What is it called and how to play?

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  • funny enough this image came from BGG where the name was right there
    – Andrey
    Sep 27, 2019 at 15:41

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This is a game called "Fighting Serpents" or "Kolowis Awithlaknannai",
and in particular this is a version of that game produced by a Greek company by the name of Elite Crafters.

The game originally comes from the Zuni people of New Mexico, but its most likely a modified version of Alquerque, which was introduced by the Spanish while they were exploring the Americas.

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  • Do we know if it is a "solved" game (that is, if we know if it is a fair game with perfect play or if one of the players has the advantage)?
    – luis.espinal
    Sep 2, 2021 at 15:49
  • While, much like Alquerque, the game hasn't been solved, they are both closely related to Checkers (English draughts), which has been solved, showing that with perfect play either player can force a draw; This game would most likely follow the same pattern.
    – KMR
    Sep 3, 2021 at 1:24

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