🧠 Line Game – Last One Loses

A simple two-player strategy game where the player who crosses out the last line loses.

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🎮 Gameplay Overview

Line Game is a turn-based game for 2 players. It can be played with pen and paper or as a digital app. Players take turns crossing out horizontal lines across three rows.

The layout:

• Row 1: 3 horizontal lines
• Row 2: 5 horizontal lines
• Row 3: 7 horizontal lines

Example visual:

— — —         (Row 1)  
— — — — —     (Row 2)  
— — — — — — — (Row 3)

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📜 Rules

1. Players take turns.
2. At any time, players may only cross out lines from the current active row.
3. You start from the top (Row 1). You can only move to Row 2 when Row 1 is empty, and to Row 3 when Row 2 is empty.
4. On your turn, you may cross out as many lines as you want, but only from the active row.
5. The player who crosses out the final remaining line on the board loses the game.

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🧠 Strategy

The game is similar to a variant of the Nim game, but with limited access to one row at a time.

✅ Winning Tips

• Control the parity of the remaining lines (leave an even number for your opponent).
• First move tip: Cross out 1 line from Row 1. This forces your opponent into a disadvantage.
• Try to make sure that you always leave your opponent with an awkward number of lines (ideally just 1 or 2).
• Play reactively. Adjust your move to return the game to a controlled state after each of your opponent's turns.

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👥 Example Round

1. Player 1: removes 1 line from Row 1 → 2 lines remain
2. Player 2: removes 1 line → 1 line remains
3. Player 1: removes the last line from Row 1 → activates Row 2
4. Player 1: removes 1 line from Row 2 → 4 remain
   ...and so on.

Whoever crosses out the final line from Row 3 loses.

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📄 License

MIT License

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💻 Credits

Created with ❤️ by Stanchev