Axxa
by Hajo BŸcken.
Translated by John Webley
Distributed from The Rules Bank by Mike Siggins

Contents 36 Playing Pieces (6 each of each number from 1-6).
1 Playing Board, These Rules.

Description of game.  AxxA - The game from another star.  Whether 
solo, or with several players, limitless enjoyment.

The player's task is to to arrange three pieces with the same number 
on them, on three adjoining spaces.  This must be done in numerical 
order so the players must first arrange three "1"s next to each other 
and then remove them from play, then 3 "2"s and so on. Once 3 "6"s 
have been removed the game is over and all players have won.  If 
they don't manage it then they've lost.
Axxa is a board game without opposition.

Preparation for play: 
The 36 playing pieces are turned face down and 
shuffled.   They are then arranged in 12 stacks, each of three pieces.  
The stacks are now arranged around the board as shown in diagram 
1 in the rules.
Now all stacks are turned over so that the uppermost playing pieces 
are visible.  Pieces lower down in the stacks are left covered.  
The players must now, each in turn, move one stack of playing 
pieces.  At the start of the game all the stacks comprise three pieces 
but as the game progresses they may reduce to two or one piece.

Rules of movement: 
A stack must be moved as many spaces as the number on the 
uppermost stone.
A stack may move in any direction and may include one right angled 
change of direction within the move.
Stacks may not leapfrog other stacks.
Tip, A stack with a 5 or 6 on the uppermost piece in the centre of the 
board cannot move.

Changing pieces: 
At the end of a move the pieces in the stack may be rearranged.  The 
uppermost piece is moved to the bottom of the stack so that the 
middle stone is now visible on top.  (see Diagram 2).  Stacks with just 
two pieces can be rearranged in the same way.

Triplets: The aim of the game is to arrange three pieces with the 
same number on them in three neighbouring spaces.  Some possible 
arrangements of such triplets can be seen in diagram 3.

If, at the end of a move, there is no triplet to be removed, the 
players must pay for the move.  They do this by removing a piece 
from the board and placing it to one side.  
If, at the end of the move there is a triplet group then the three 
pieces are removed from the board.  This move need not be payed 
for.  If however a triplet group has been formed, but of a number 
which may not as yet be removed from the board then a payment 
must be made as usual.
It can happen that removing a triplet exposes new pieces which form 
another triplet.  This new triplet can be removed without a further 
move.  

Aim of Game: 
The first aim is the removal of a triplet comprising 3 
"1" pieces.  then a group of "2" pieces and so on.
Once you have 6 stacks of pieces numbering 1 to 6 by the side of the 
board then the players have won.
If a player manages to remove two triplets in one turn they have 
made a "good" move.
If a player manages to remove three triplets in one turn then they 
have made an "outstanding" move.

Variant.  
In the competitive game, two players or groups of players 
play against one another.  The rules are as described above but each 
player keeps any triplet groups that they have removed.  The game 
ends when there are no more 3 piece stacks on the board. The player 
who has removed the largest number of triplets wins.