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A-A-Arctic Kettering
Kendall Johns

An abstract game of capturing trees on a mutated modular chessboard
:Players	Players:	2
:Time	Length:	unknown
:Complexity	Complexity:	Low
Trios per color:		5
Number of colors:		2
Pyramid trios:
Monochr. stashes:		2
Five-color sets:
- - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - -
Chessboard, Kettering Cards
Setup time:		2 minutes
Playing time:
Strategy depth:		Medium
Random chance:		unknown
Game mechanics:		Modular board
Theme:		The wikipage input value is empty (e.g. <code>SomeProperty::, [[]]</code>) and therefore it cannot be used as a name or as part of a query condition.
BGG Link:		A-A-Arctic Kettering

Status: Complete (v1.0), Year released: 2005

A-A-Arctic Kettering is an Icehouse version of the game Kettering by the same designer, Kendall Johns. The game plays with two players, and uses a chessboard, two stashes, and a deck of Kettering cards. (There are tentative instructions for 3-4 players at BoardGameGeek.)

External Links[edit | edit source]

The rules to A-A-Arctic Kettering are available online. Rules for 3-4 players are available in the files section at BGG.

The Kettering cards are available for download: Word format or jpeg

Further information on using the cards is available here.

Entered in the Icehouse Game Design Competition, Winter 2005
Winner: Hextris 2nd: Blam! 3rd: A-A-Arctic Kettering
4th (tie): Influence and Synapse-Ice 6th: Quintazone 7th: Martian Race
8th: Icebomb Arena 9th: What Blind Ninjas? 10th: Ice Soo Sorry 11th: StarRunners

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-  description= Abstract |
+  description= An abstract game of capturing trees on a mutated modular chessboard |
-  min_players=2 |
+  min_players= |
   max_players=2 |
-  stashes = one single-color stash per player |
+  stashes = 2 |
-  other_equip = Kettering Cards |
+  other_equip = Chessboard, Kettering Cards |
-  setup_time= two minutes |
+  setup_time= 2 minutes |
   playing_time= |
   complexity=Low |
   strategy=Medium |
   random_chance= |
+  game_mechanics=Modular board|
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-  mechanic2=|
   theme = |
+  release_year=2005|
+  game_status=Complete|
   footnotes =|
-  BGG_Link=[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/61852/arctic-kettering 61852]
+  BGG_Link=[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/61852/arctic-kettering A-A-Arctic Kettering]
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-'''A-A-Arctic Kettering''' is an Icehouse derivative of the game ''Kettering'', and was designed by Kendall Johns in 2005.  The game plays only with two players, and uses a chessboard, two stashes, and a deck of Kettering cards.
+'''A-A-Arctic Kettering''' is an Icehouse version of the game [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/135041/kettering-with-classic-kettering Kettering] by the same designer, Kendall Johns.  The game plays with two players, and uses a chessboard, two stashes, and a deck of Kettering cards.  (There are tentative instructions for 3-4 players at BoardGameGeek.)
 == External Links ==
-The rules to [https://web.archive.org/web/20151013141911/http://www.icehousegames.com/contest/icedes-3/aaartic-kettering/A-A-ARTIC%20KETTERING.doc A-A-Arctic Kettering] are available online.
+The rules to [https://web.archive.org/web/20151013141911/http://www.icehousegames.com/contest/icedes-3/aaartic-kettering/A-A-ARTIC%20KETTERING.doc A-A-Arctic Kettering] are available online.  Rules for 3-4 players are available [https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/86955/3-andor-4-players in the files section at BGG].
 The Kettering cards are available for download: [https://web.archive.org/web/20151013165013/http://www.icehousegames.com/contest/icedes-3/aaartic-kettering/KETTcardsms.doc Word format] or [https://web.archive.org/web/20151013164408/http://www.icehousegames.com/contest/icedes-3/aaartic-kettering/Kettering%20Cards.jpg jpeg]