Micropul

The game I chose to play and examine is Micropul. Micropul is an abstract strategy tile-laying game. It is usually played as a 2-player game in which players take turn placing tiles and stones, stocking new tiles and claiming groups. 

The design of this game is rather simple, in fact, the designer used simple shapes and symbols like circle in different variations. For example, filled and empty circles, smaller circles and plus symbol. Don't be deceive by the simple design of this art asset, the game-play however is more complex then it looks.
Micropul is really easy to put together to enjoy, just print the above picture out and cut it into their respective boxes and you are ready to play. This tile laying game has unique little dots that have its own mechanic. Individual boxes all each have a symbol on them that serves a new purpose to the game play. I like this game because it is simple yet have a level of complicity to it,it is all about the strategy and placing tiles down to carry onto your goal. It's hard to make a game this easy but yet have a balance and it was actually fun playing it with another person.

First, we start off with a balance of 2 black and 2 white, with each player having to take 6 tiles from the core. The pile at the side is called the core, the rule of the game is to align the black circle with another black circle. You are not allowed to mix it with white, however, you can pair a black circle with a tiny black dot or a plus. The symbol and small black dots are known as the catalyst, the tiny dots represent how many tiles you can draw from the core. The plus is to allow you to make another turn at the game.

As the game progresses, your goal is to make a group of either black dots or the white dots, it will then become a open group as you keep making your group grow. Your objective is to try to make the group close, then you earn the point.

 This is an example of an open group that cannot be counted towards a point.

This is an example of a close group that would earn the player a point.

Link : http://neutralbox.com/micropul/