p.boxed | Stack towers freely, so that your color appears on top. p. There are initially 48 pieces placed on a 49 squares irregular board. "White" takes yellow pieces, and "black" gets the red ones. figure.diagram-container .diagram | fen:xxBbxxxxx/xBbBbxxxx/xbBbBbBxx/xBbBbBbBb/BbBb1bBbB/bBbBbBbBx/xxBbBbBbx/xxxxbBbBx/xxxxxbBxx: figcaption Deterministic initial position. p. At each turn, take any tower of less than 5 pieces (the number printed on it) and put it on an adjacent tower, such that the resulting construction isn't more than 5 units tall. p. When no moves are possible anymore, the game is over. The winner is the player having the largest number of towers of his color (on top) h3 More information p | Few online resources about this game. The rules are explained | for example on a(href="http://jeuxstrategie.free.fr/Avalam_complet.php") this page | . See also the Avalam page on a(href="https://www.jeuxdenim.be/jeu-Avalam") jeuxdenim.be | . p Inventor: Philippe Deweys (1995)