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Plakoto is played by two players. And each player has only 3 checkers but you should note that each piece is
multiplied by five. This notation is used to indicate that there are five pieces stacked up to one checker,
making a total of fifteen pieces. White sits on the South side, and all his pieces are resting on his own one
position. Black sits on the North side, and the same notation holds for him as well. Each player starts at
his own one position, and moves his pieces toward his own outer table into his opponent's outer table, and
finally, into his opponent's home.the movement of White's pieces is in the counterclockwise direction; the
movement of Black's pieces is in the clockwise direction.It should be noted that the terms home and inner
table no longer have the same meanings. In plakoto, home is where the pieces start off and not where they end
up. Effectively, they end up at your opponent's home. Most of the rules are similar except:
- If a single piece occupies a position, this piece is called a blot. If an
opponent moves one of his pieces into a position occupied by a blot, then the blot is captured (both pieces stay
on the board with the captured piece on the bottom, i.e., touching the side of the board), and cannot be moved
until it is freed. The position of a captured blot is equivalent to a point made (a door) for the player who has
done the capturing. He may add as many pieces there as he wishes and the opponent cannot move into that position
again. This rule is the main difference between portes and plakoto.
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