The players take turns placing pieces on empty squares. A piece cannot be placed in a square that is orthogonally adjacent to an enemy piece. The first piece cannot be dropped in the center square. A player who has no move must pass. The other player can continue placing pieces as long as possible. The player with the most pieces on the board at the end of a game wins that game. That player scores a number of points equal to the number of pieces he has in excess of the opponent. The players then continue playing games, alternating who goes first, until one player accumulates seven points. That player is the overall winner. In contrast to Zillions 1.* the new Zillions 2.0 plays a very decent game, even on large boards. |