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Hello! My name is Melissa Shank and on behalf of expertvillage.com, today we are talking
about some basic tips for playing the game Abalone If you have never played the game
Abalone, we have it here on the table for you to have a look at. This is usually the
kind of box it comes in. It is usually black and white because your pieces which you will
discover in a moment, the marbles inside are black and white and the game piece or the
game board itself is also black. So it is recommended here, it is very hard to see probably,
that it is for ages 8 to adult although I know very young people up to the age 5 and
6 year olds have also played this game. So let's for a moment talk about the object of
the game. We will get into all of the rules and regulations and the pieces in a moment
but basically what it is, it is a counting game, a numbers game. You really have to know
your numbers up to 6 which is why very young people can play this game. The opt of the
game when we get working with marbles and it is a 2 player game. The basic object is
to eject 6 of your opponent's marbles and therefore once you have done that, you win
the game. Now we will get into some strategy techniques on how to play the game and also
the rules and regulations but don't forget the object of the game is to eject 6 of your
players marbles off of the board.