Goblins Vs Sharks is a 2 player board game that you can play in browser

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Rules: 

One player chooses goblins, and the other sharks. The goblin players goal is to collect the pages of their anxiety manual, whilst the sharks attempt to stop them.

You win the game if your opponent can't make any legal moves on their turn. The goblin player also wins if they collect 7 of the 8 pages of the anxiety manual.

When a goblin is stood on a space with a page, that page is obtained by the goblin team at the end of the goblins turn. 

The shark player controls where pages spawn. Once a page is placed, it can't be moved by either team.  When a page is taken, at the start of the shark players turn, they choose a space above or below one of their sharks to place a new page. Two pages can't be placed on the same square, and a page cannot be placed on a space with a shark. If there are no legal places to put a page, the goblin player wins. Two pages should be on the board at all times.

To start the game, the shark player places one shark anywhere on the board. They then place one page. The goblin player now places one goblin anywhere they want. The shark player places their second shark, and a second page anywhere they want. The goblin player places their two remaining goblins. 

On your turn, you move one of your pieces one space (either goblins or sharks.) You can't move onto a space with a shark or goblin already in it. (Though goblins can move onto spaces with pages)

Goblins,

The Goblins can only move orthogonally (up, down, left or right.) If a goblin is stood orthogonal to a shark, it can't move.
If a goblin is stood on the space of a page, at the end of the turn, that page is claimed. The shark player must then place a new page on the board, above or below one of their sharks. 

Sharks, 

Sharks can only move forward (in the direction they're facing), but they're allowed to move diagonally. (Forward and up, just forward, or forward and down.)  Sharks are allergic to books, so they can't step onto spaces with pages on them. Sharks know ancient teleportation magic and wrap around the horizontal sides of the map once they reach the edge.

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