Rhombus civil war

Rhombus civil warRhombus begins with a large empty table space surrounded by 2 to 4 players, and each player holds a hand of three Rhombus cards printed with geometric shapes in several colors. Players use these cards to form diamond shapes (rhombuses) in different sizes and color combinations to score points. It's possible to form multiple rhombuses with a single card placement. The colorful array of cards grows to cover the table until the last card is placed and

using 9 color chips covered by stackable checkers

but based on other games of that type

plus any enemy pieces in a straight line beyond it

Can you count on your fellow players to repair a leak while you add an intact sandbag

or inspired by

The objective is to create a row of connected bars at least 5  cards wide

Learn more about the history of this game at Wikipedia

assign your reinforcements

In Mak-Yek

and most recently Queen Victoria put the game on many shelves 150 years ago

Mak-Yek is one of the more popular move-and-capture variations

the attacker wins if they can capture the King before he escapes