Triskel

Triskel is an abstract game on a nine-by-nine grid that turns the usual goal upside down: the aim is to have the fewest separate groups of tiles at the end. Each player holds five tiles and places one per turn, then draws a replacement. Each space can take three kinds of tile, a letter, a number, or the symbol of the three-by-three sector the space belongs to. You can also capture an opponent's tile by placing a legal tile in its place, but only if taking it does not split one of your own groups into pieces. If players tie on groups, the one who captured the fewest tiles wins. About forty minutes, for two to five players, with a tidy, puzzly feel.