What Goes On In An Aggravation Board Game

By Chloe Gib


The objective of the aggravation board game is to get all pieces in the home are of the board. It comes from the term aggravating which happens when a piece is replaced by the opponent's piece. The pieces used are marbles of different colors.

The first turn is determined by rolling the dice and the one who gets the highest value gets the initial turn. The next player is the one to the left of the previous player. Each of the participants will choose a set and place their marbles in the corresponding bases.

Players will need to get a count of a six or a one to put a marble on the starting point. Once a marble is in place and you either of those counts again, then choose between moving a marble currently in play or starting another piece. The pieces are moved clockwise.

During the game, you can jump over other player's pieces if they are in your path. You are not allowed to jump over your own pieces or land on one of your own. If all your pieces are blocked, then wait your turn.

During the game, if you get a count that lands you in a board position currently occupied by an opponent, then you can aggravate that piece. This will mean that the marble will have to go to base and begin again. The pieces which are already in the home section are immune from aggravating.

Star positions are short cuts that can be used to reach home quicker. If you land by exact count on one of these spaces, then you can go to other star spots following the arrows when it is your turn. To exit, you must still roll the exact number of spaces.

Utilizing the super short cut can also lead to a victory. This is because if you land on this space, you can use all the star spots to get you anywhere you want. You need to get one on your dice so you can exit out of this system. A player should be careful in these shortcuts since pieces can still be aggravated here.

Once all four pieces are home, then the player wins. The aggravation board game is the perfect past time for families and groups of friends. You might also be interested in pegs and jokers which is similarly played using a deck of cards. The Michigan rummy game also uses cards where one has to follow sequencing in a particular suit and get rid of all cards to win.




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