Objective of the Game
Suffragetto is a strategic board game created around 1913 by members of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and the English police. The objective is to either succeed as the suffragettes by getting into the polling stations or as the police by arresting suffragettes and disbanding the assembly.
Setup
The game board represents an abstract city map with two opposing sides: the headquarters of the suffragettes and the police station on the other. In between, there are streets, pathways, and other fields.
Playing Pieces: - Each side begins with a set number of pieces: either suffragettes or police officers. - These pieces are placed on the board alternately at the start.
Game Flow
- Turns: Players take turns moving one piece at a time. Pieces can move one step forward, backward, sideways, or diagonally.
- Objective:
- For the suffragettes: Players aim to get enough pieces into the police station.
- For the police: Players aim to capture the suffragettes or prevent them from reaching the police station.
- Confrontations: If a suffragette and a policeman are adjacent, they can "battle". The winner is determined by predefined rules, typically based on numerical superiority.
Special Rules
- Barriers: Certain board squares act as barriers that influence movement.
- Strategic Planning: Both sides must strategically plan which routes to use to either secure or attack the police station or headquarters.
- Blockades: Players can position pieces to create obstructions.
End of the Game
The game ends when one side achieves its objective: - Suffragettes win if they successfully infiltrate the police station with a set number of pieces. - Police win if they block all the suffragettes, preventing them from reaching the destination.
Strategic Tips
- Suffragettes should open multiple attack strategies to reach the police station, remaining adaptable against blockades.
- Police should efficiently block pathways and position their pieces for joint action against single suffragette pieces.
