Cover art for Onager

Onager

2012 · BGG
Avg rating
7.88
Bayes rating
5.53
Weight
2.50 (Medium)
Players
2
Playtime
20 min
Ratings count
37

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Description

Onager is an abstract game in which each player tries to reach the opponent’s back rank. Onager is named after a Roman siege engine that is a type of catapult, as the way the pieces move resembles how projectiles are hurled forward with this device.

Onager was inspired by the game Epaminondas, a masterpiece designed in 1975 by Robert Abbott, and also published by nestorgames. Onager uses simple mechanics with a classy feeling similar to those in Chinese Checkers, Halma, or Bashni.



Mechanics

Grid Movement Hexagon Grid

Themes

None recorded

Publishers

nestorgames

Designers

Néstor Romeral Andrés