Da Vinci's Challenge
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DaVinci's Challenge is a board game distributed by Briarpatch.
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[edit] Background
Da Vinci's Challenge is a game that contains mysteries as old as the pyramids. The pattern of circles that forms the game board is called the Flower of Life. It is one of the oldest symbols known to man, first inscribed on Pyramid walls by the Egyptians over 6,000 years ago. It can be found in the temples, art, and manuscripts of cultures from all over the world. Leonardo da Vinci studied its form and its mathematical properties. Throughout human history, philosophers, artists, and architects have known the Flower of Life symbol for its perfect form, proportion, and harmony. It is a visual expression of the connections life weaves through all mankind.
[edit] Objective
Score the most points by using your pieces to create patterns worth different point values. Your pieces can also be used to block your opponent from creating patterns.
[edit] Game rules
- Choose the color of your game pieces, either light or dark.
- On your turn, place one of your pieces on the board in any space that matches the shape of that piece. Declare any patterns you have created.
- Record your score on your scorepad by placing a mark in the tally box for each pattern you created. After you have done this your turn will be over.
[edit] Winning
- The game is over when no more patterns can be made by either side.
- To determine the score for each side, multiply the number of tally marks for each pattern by its point value. Record the result in the "points" column for each of the patterns.
- Add the totals for all of your patterns to get the final score.
- The player with the highest score is the winner.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- BriarPatch.com : Da Vinci's Challenge games - Official web site of the game
- MonkeyBuddha.BlogSpot.com - Secrets of Da Vinci's challenge
[edit] Further reading
- Reti, Ladislao (1990). The Unknown Leonardo. New York: Abradale Press, Harry Abrams, Inc., Publishers.
- Reti, Ladislao (1974). The Unknown Leonardo. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
- Drunvalo, Melchizedek (2000). The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life Volume 2. Light Technology Publishing, Clear Light Trust, 252pp.. 1-891824-21-X.
[edit] References
- Drunvalo, Melchizedek (2000). The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life Volume 2. Light Technology Publishing, Clear Light Trust, 252pp.. 1-891824-21-X.
- Reti, Ladislao (1990). The Unknown Leonardo. New York: Abradale Press, Harry Abrams, Inc., Publishers.
- MonkeyBuddha.BlogSpot.com - Information about the FOL in regards to Da Vinci's Challenge games.
- Plus.Maths.org : Maths and art
- Home.cc.UManitoba.ca : Leonardo da Vinci Drawings
- FlowerofLife.org : The Golden Mean Spiral and The Merkaba : Page 9
PaganAndProud.BravePages.com - Sacred Geometry
