Besont

Besont is a two player placement game based on the nim principle where players place generic pieces ('gold coins') on the board. Taking turns players lay 1 - 5 coins along any straight line, they don't even have to be connected. The winner is the one who lays the last coin on the board, the 15th coin. It's not about making lines, it's about setting traps. The theme is tied up with Cornish history. The game board is the Cornish coat of arms made up from the fifteen gold coins Cornwall had to pay for the Duke of Cornwall's release. Coming back to the game mechanic nim principal has been adapted to include diagonals and instead of taking away, you lay down.