How to play Pylos

Learn the rules to the board game Pylos quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.

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RULES:
The object of the game is to place the final sphere to complete the pyramid. Layout the board and place the balls by color in the reserve area. Players randomly pick a color. The light color goes first then turns alternate. On your turn you may place 1 sphere from your reserve on any empty space on the board or on top of any square of 4 spheres, or you may instead move one of your spheres that has already been placed up 1 or more levels to be on top of any square of spheres. You may not move spheres down in levels, across to the same level, no move a sphere that is supporting another sphere.

If you place a sphere so that you complete a square of 4 spheres, then you get to remove 1 or 2 of your spheres from play and add them to your reserve, including the sphere you just placed. You can return spheres from any level but you may not remove a sphere that is supporting another sphere. If you complete multiple squares in the same move, you still only get to remove up to 2 spheres. You are allowed to move a sphere to a higher level which then makes a square that allows you to remove 1 or 2 of your spheres.

If you can’t make a play, then you skip your turn and your opponent fills in the rest of the pyramid and wins. Otherwise, the player to place the sphere that completes the pyramid, wins.

[danielyuan]

"If you run out of balls in your reserve, then you pass and watch your opponent win by casually placing the rest of his balls and completing the pyramid."

[justacatinprofile]

I accidentally say "Let's play pyros" to my brother instead of "Let's play pylos" and now my house is on fire

[danielyuan]

So basically the objective of the game is to not to be the first to run out of balls, either by moving a ball you already have in play, or by removing up to 2 balls by completing your own square.

[markangeloflores]

I have played and analyzed the game so that the round would not lead to a draw. My own variant is the "Drop move " rule in subtracting and have your piece/s get back from your resources.This is the rule: If you place a piece and make a square or 4 & 3 in a row (advance move) You must eliminate only the piece/s that is legal or not blocked but you must not eliminate your turn move that has been played, you can eliminate that after your turn again. And if there is a block on your pieces after you create that subtracting figure (square of 4/ 4&3 in a row), you can't eliminate the piece, and pass your turn. Try also to add intensity and excitement through the game by using game timers (chess clock). Kudos for this game because this is my appetizer game before playing aggressive games like Backgammon, Abalone, Carcassonne, Quoridor, Quarto, Pentago, Othello, Domination(Focus) and many abstract strategy games

[aquisaysheanmifelamerot.]

1:00 The move here is technically allowed since it's the same as taking the one on top

[colm]

Bought this game years ago and never played it, couldn’t grasp the rules at all, this explains it a lot better! Thanks.

[catmommy]

I've never heard of this till now but I think I'd like it.Reminds me of checkers

[michaelmoore]

So the goal is like in Dr. Nim or the last coin puzzle. Manipulate your way into playing the last turn to win.

[VemKaJogar]

I love abstract games and I have a video showing a version of this game made with caps (a homemade version)

[GregAllen-zyem]

@1:08 does it matter that the one black ⚫️ on the second level is covering part of the 4 white square group?

[Luke-Emmanuel]

never heard of this! gonna check out ur channel

[tango_mondo]

Really watching!!! Go get those games!!

[wbl_unlimited]

It's kind of like Nine Men's Morris

[isabelarellano]

hey bro i was wondering if you can review a game called periodic just that and if you do thanks bro

[arrowghost]

Hope you secure an Egyptian Senet board game, and also Mad Magazine the Board Game too. 😉

[honeyjuice]

my opinion of the game gone from oh just a pure luck game to square tic tac toe

[DrDrao]

Oranges and lemons, but you can remove things from the board.

[stral]

i'm genuinely happy that you said "the lighter colour" instesd of orange or yellow. accidental(?) colourblindness inclusivity?

[saulthechicanootaku]

This looks like a spherical version of Jenga

[versuzzero]

In other words you have to be the last turn to win.