Prudh: The Gentlemen’s Game
Prudh (“Prew”) is a classic-style abstract game. It uses a 6x6 two-color board and 36 identical pieces. The color of each space determines who controls each piece. Players take turns consolidating their power and attacking their opponent’s spaces. The goal is to score the most points, with a bonus for taking the last legal move.
“Prudh” is a derivation of “Prudhomme,” meaning a wise, honest, or sensible man. The game has many variations and is known by many names in the Vinlant universe. Here are the current rules and a link to the online player.
Links:
Rules for Prudh, Version 1.6 (4/8/24)
Prudh Board JPG
Play vs. The Computer, in a simple online player built by Hermit Crab Greg Whitehead.
Into the Catacombs, fiction from the Vinlant universe (that doesn’t mention this game).
We’re really happy with the latest version of the rules, but we have included some of the older ones as “regional variants.”
You can print the game board above if you don’t already have something that works. Or you can play in the middle of any checkerboard, or on the tables at your local BBQ joint. If you get a chance to try the game, please send us your feedback.
Greg Whitehead and James Ernest testing Prudh in an appropriately rustic setting
What is Vinlant? It’s one of several fantasy universes here at Crab Fragment Labs. The Vinlant world is an 18th century colonial-style “magic school” universe, where the Old World is filled with history and politics, and the New World is filled with mystery and magic. Whispers also lives in this world, and you can read more in the short story Into the Catacombs at the Crab Fragment Library.
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