Mu Torere
1984 Grisewood & Dempsey Ltd
Written by Patricia Grady

GAME NOTES

Mu Torere is a traditional Maori game from New Zealand.  
The board consists of an 8-pointed star and a central 
area called the 'putahi'.  The original boards were 
either drawn on the ground or marked out on the bark 
of a tree.

Now you can play Mu Torere against the computer.  You 
have the black pieces (numbered 1 to 4) and the 
computer has the red pieces.  This is a blocking game.  
The aim is to blockade the computer's pieces so that 
they cannot move.

There are three types of move:
(1) from the centre to a point of the star;
(2) from one point to an adjacent point;
(3) from a point of the star to the centre (but only 
if one or both neighbouring points are occupied by 
the enemy).

The best way to learn the game is by playing it as the 
computer will not allow you to break the rules!

(When typing the program Spectrum users should note 
that the keywords DEF FN and FN are used in several 
places.)