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 Fanorona
Fanorona is a board game indigenous to Madagascar.
It is played on a 5-row × 9-column board with stones of two colors, 22 of each and a hole in the middle.
Capturing is accomplished by moving away from or toward the opposing piece.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fa/Fanorona.html   (43 words)

  
 Classic Wooden Games - Fanorona
Fanorona (pronounced ''Fuh-noorn'') is the national game of Madagascar, and is believed to have been derived from the game of Alquerque, which is an ancient game played in Arab countries.
It is theorized that Alquerque was brought to Madagascar by traders and developed into Fanorona in the 17th century, or perhaps earlier.
The object of the Fanorona is to capture all your opponent's pieces by moving your piece toward or away from a point on which his piece sits.
www.bethanddon.com /product/796418432.html   (160 words)

  
 MindZine - Classic - Fanorona
Fanorona is the national game of Madagascar, and it is believed to have been derived from the game of Alquerque.
He was so absorbed in the difficult position in the game that he did not set out until the next day, by which time his younger brother had taken his place as heir to the throne.
Fanorona in Madagascar nowadays is organised by the Komity Nasionaly Mpandrindra ny Fanorona - the national committee for coordination of Fanorona.
www.msoworld.com /mindzine/news/classic/fanorona.html   (1628 words)

  
 fanorona the national game of madagascar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Fanorona is said to be the national game of Madagascar.
Fanorona Fanorona is the national game of Madagascar and has been played for hundreds of years have developed from the earlier game of Alquerque.
The National Game of Madagascar FANORONA QUEENS VERSION Information on the game of Fanorona Fanorona is the national game of Madagascar and it is believed to have been derived brought to Madagascar by traders and developed into Fanorona in the th century or even Mada Ev nements.
madagascar.reviewsyoucanuse.com /fanorona-the-national-game-of-madagascar   (613 words)

  
 Fanorona Chess
Fanorona Chess is a Chess variant played on the on the double Alquerque board usually used for the Malagasy game of Fanorona, with the forms of capture also taken from Fanorona: that is, pieces capture by approach and withdrawal, but not both in the same move.
The rules of Fanorona Chess are identical to those of FIDE Chess, except where noted otherwise below.
Double Fanorona Chess is an enlarged version of Fanorona Chess played on the same quadruple Alquerque board used for Chesquerque, that adds another type of piece -- the Chancellor -- and Pawn initial double moves.
www.chessvariants.org /other.dir/fanorona-chess.html   (1501 words)

  
 Fanorona for GNOME   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Fanorona for GNOME (not "GNOME Fanorona", since it isn't part of the GNOME games package) is an implementation of Fanorona, a traditional board game from Madagascar.
For details on how Fanorona is played, see the online help.
The first releases of this program were called "Fanarona"; I was informed (by someone actually from Madagascar, no less) that I'd misspelled it; it's actually "Fanorona".
www.thibault.org /fanorona   (556 words)

  
 AGON 3: Madagascar review
After a cut scene in which Professor Hunt rows ashore from the tall ship which brought him to the island, the player is given control of the game.
After winning at Fanorona, Professor Hunt is given a clue to the whereabouts of his next destination.
Although individual AGON episodes are part of a projected fourteen-part series, each of them is pretty much self-contained storywise and it is possible to play the episodes in any order without significantly affecting gameplay.
www.gameboomers.com /reviews/Aa/Agon3byjenny100.htm   (1529 words)

  
 MR: Fanorona
Fanorona (pronounced /fun-OO-run-ah/) is a board game from a large island off the Indian Ocean coast of Africa.
It may be far older, for the same book also says, In the "Tantaran' ny Andriana" [1902], Father Callet states that fanorona goes back to the Vazimba (the earliest inhabitants of Madagascar) and came to the island with the first settlers.
The last I heard, the headquarters of the International Fanorona Association is within the borders of Atlantia, placely, 278-A Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401.
merryrose.atlantia.sca.org /archive/1996-09sep/msg00414.html   (387 words)

  
 LuckyDogs Draughts, Mancala, 9 Men's Morris and Fanorona Page
Fanorona evolved from the ancient Middle Eastern game of Alquerque (Al-quirkat) in the 17th century or earlier.
Developed in the court of the Madagascan kings, by joining two Alquerque boards together and changing the method of capture, it became the national game of Madagascar.
It is an exciting trap ridden game where pieces disappear rapidly in the opening stages after which the game slows down.
www.luckydog.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /draughts.htm   (653 words)

  
 Fanorona for GNOME
Fanorona for GNOME (not "GNOME Fanorona", since it isn't part of the GNOME games package) is an implementation of Fanorona, a classic board game from Madagascar.
In Fanorona for GNOME, the human player's pieces are red, and the computer's pieces are green.
Fanorona for GNOME is dedicated to Jeff DeLuca (known in the SCA as Salamallah the Corpulent, OL), who sold me my first Fanorona board.
www.thibault.org /fanorona/docs   (758 words)

  
 About Bushka
Bushka's way of capture originates in Fanorona, a game from Madagascar.
The rules of Fanorona can be found in many books on abstract games.
Bushka basically employs the idea of linear-movement and linear-capture to translate the idea of capture by contact into a draughts-like framework.
www.mindsports.net /Arena/Bushka/AboutBushka.html   (369 words)

  
 KOLONTSAINA
Raha fehezina dia nankafizin'ny teto Imerina ny "FANORONA" na ny andriana na ny vahoaka, ka nataony ho fandanianao andro tokoa.
Mamolavola toe-tsaina hahay mitady lalana hahazoana vahaolana ny fanorona.
Misy karazany mifanaraka amin'ny sokajin'ny mpilalao ny fanorona : Fanoron-tsivy ny fanoron-dimy ary ny fanorn-telo.
www.kotra.citymg.com /jeux_kotra.htm   (2589 words)

  
 Fanorona: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Fanorona is a board game (A game played on a specially designed board)
Fanorona is played on a board of 5 rows × 9 columns, Exception Handler: No article summary found.
Fanorona can be played by email[for more, click this link], Exception Handler: No article summary found.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/fanorona   (684 words)

  
 Re: MR: Fanorona
Certain rules recall those of checkers and some authors have concluded from this that fanorona was introduced into Madagascar by the Arabs, together with the calendar, magic, divination, writing and various customs.
However, although the names of the days, the months, sikidy (divination) and astrology are certainly of Arabic origin, all the terms used in fanorona are Malagasy.
The Baron of the Debatable Lands told me that he saw the game being played in Somalia when he was stationed there during World War II, and Demetria told me that she had the impression that it's been played in Italy, but this might be post-Period diffusions.
merryrose.atlantia.sca.org /archive/1996-09sep/msg00426.html   (318 words)

  
 Classic Wooden Games
We have many different kinds of handcrafted classic wooden game sets, including Chess, Checkers, Chinese Checkers, and Go, as well as other less well known traditional and reconstructed wooden games such as Latrunculi, Fox and Geese and Nine Man Morris.
All wood boards are individually handcrafted, signed and dated, and all wood playing pieces (even the dice cups!) are handcrafted.
Fanorona (pronounced ''Fuh-noorn'') is the national game of Madagascar,...
www.bethanddon.com /category/583511040.html   (424 words)

  
 Games of Soldiers - FANORONA
According to the book "Fanorona: The National Game of Madagascar" (by J. et S. Chauvicourt, 1972, translated from the French by Leonard Fox, 1984): Under the reign of Ralambo (1575-1610), Prince Andriantompokoindrindra, who was heir to the throne, became a famous player and his name has remained attached to the Fanorona engraved at Ambohimalaza.
[...] Tantaran' ny Andriana" [1902], Father Callet states that Fanorona goes back to the Vazimba (the earliest inhabitants of Madagascar) and came to the island with the first settlers.
Fanorona can be play by email at Richard's web server.
www.di.fc.ul.pt /~jpn/gv/fanorona.htm   (327 words)

  
 Fanorona
The fanorona challenge command has no special options, and the move notation is described in the rules.
Fanorona is played on the intersections of a 9x5 grid with 10 diagonals drawn in.
Pieces may only move along the lines on the board.
www.gamerz.net /pbmserv/fanorona.html   (709 words)

  
 EXOP.DE-Exclusive-Shop-The Shop for the exclusive house accessories, Stainless steel,copper,high ...
Fanorona belongs to the Alquerque-family games which was played in Egypt and the middle east for over 3000 years.
Fanorona supposed to be developed in the 17th century on Madagascar.
The stones of the opponent are taken from the field when one of the own stones has approached in a direct line.
www.exop.de /sitemap/Leisure_time_eng.htm   (6059 words)

  
 Zillions of Games - Zillions' Version History
FANORONA - Updated so you can't go the same direction twice in a row.
FANORONA - Stalemate is now counted as a loss.
FANORONA - Fixed incorrect announcement of the result when a side loses all their pieces.
www.zillions-of-games.com /fixes.html   (3685 words)

  
 Adventure Gamers : AGON: Pirates of Madagascar
As was the case with Tablut in the previous game, Fanorona is not only the narrative goal of the episode, but a mini-game that must be beaten, as well.
However, while this is purely subjective on my part, I feel very little fondness for Fanorona, as the computer accomplishes too much, too quickly, leaving you no time to properly follow its moves, let alone prepare.
On the plus side, there are difficulty settings specifically for the game, should anyone having significant problems overcoming it.
www.adventuregamers.com /article/id,493/p,2   (1077 words)

  
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I had heard of neither of the two games, being Tablut and Fanorona, and they are far more complex than their seemingly simple design.
Being different they were inherently interesting, but I confess that if I want to play a board game (even one I haven't heard of) I will go and play the game itself.
Despite that, I did find Fanorona an intriguing little game and quite a challenge.
www.quandaryland.com /jsp/dispArticle.jsp?index=688   (1346 words)

  
 About These Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A laminated manual is particularly useful for fanorona, which has two pages.
Among the traditional games, the heavyweights are Tablut, Fanorona and Konane.
Awithlaknannai and Picaria, collectively known as The Pueblo Games, can be played by adults, but they are most appropriate for the little ones on family night.
www.oakgames.com /aboutgames.html   (426 words)

  
 Personal info for francis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Fanorona for GNOME, an implementation of a traditional game from Madagascar.
This one has gotten some participation from others (mostly people offering translations into their langauges, once I got it internationalized).
a Lead Developer on project Fanorona for GNOME.
www.advogato.org /person/francis   (139 words)

  
 Fanorona Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Fanorona (pronounced "Fuh-noorn") is a Malagasy board game.
I've made a HyperCard stack and a Java applet which you can play around with.
I've pretty much stopped development on these programs, for the time being, at least, but for the curious I've kept them available here.
rescomp.stanford.edu /~domingo2/stuff/fanorona.html   (68 words)

  
 Fanorona - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Fanorona can be played by email, using Richard Rognlie's Play-By-eMail Server.
This page was last modified 05:36, 21 Aug 2004 by Indopedia user User:.
Recommended Font to see diacritics - VU Arial.
www.indopedia.org /Fanorona.html   (259 words)

  
 The Rusty Rapier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Use keywords to find the product you are looking for.
Fanorona originated in Madagascar, and is played on two alquerque boards placed side by side.
Captures are done by moving towards or away from a single piece or line of pieces.
www.rustyrapier.com /product_info.php?products_id=40   (106 words)

  
 Zillions of Games Item
It is categorized as: Two dimensional, Small board, Unorthodox shaped board, In a category all its own.
Includes ZRFs for both Fanorona Chess and Double Fanorona Chess.
Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal.
www.chessvariants.com /index/zillions.php?itemid=zFanoronaChess   (205 words)

  
 Men Playing Fanorona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In this interior scene, two men compete in the classical highland Malagasy board game of fanorona.
Fanorona is popularly associated with the rulers of past times, but is played extensively in highland Madagascar today, especially in the markets and public places where opponents, usually men, meet each other in their leisure hours.
One story from oral tradition relates how a king of the late eighteenth century was so engaged in this wonderful game that he ignored the warnings of his advisers that the troops of an enemy were approaching.
jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu /~plarson/mms/rlambo17.html   (125 words)

  
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Netboard2-Fanorona software, in connection with the latest AGON episode released in November (Ep3 - Pirates of Madagascar), can be downloaded from the official website of AGON (www.agongame.com).
With the help of NetBoard2, it is now possible to play the exiting board game of Fanorona from the Madagascar scene with your friends on the Internet.
NetBoard is a game software, available for use independently of AGON games, which makes it possible to play several board games familiar with the adventure series on-line.
www.quandaryland.com /jsp/dispArticle.jsp?filename=/news/Dec04/Agon4Game.html&articleType=News   (633 words)

  
 Fanorona Rules
Fanorona is a board game for two players.
It is played with fl and white pieces placed on a board.
But whatever move Black makes, you will capture the last fl piece.
homepage.ntlworld.com /paul.smith25/mindsports/fanorona_rules.html   (1029 words)

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