PATH 04 · STAY IN THE GAME
Downstacking & defence
Read the way down before you build up.
Track the next accessible hole, make space for the pieces that reach it and learn how incoming garbage changes your options.
Bring with you
You can recognise holes and choose a small clear when needed.
Work towards
Plan a route through several garbage rows instead of solving only the first gap.
The learning path
Start at the beginning or choose the skill you need.
- 01Read guide
Reading garbage
Follow the hole column through clean garbage and cheese.
- 02Read guide
Finding the route
Plan the order of clears and keep the next hole reachable.
- 03Read guide
Tank or cancel?
Weigh accepting garbage against cancelling it; rules vary by game.
A little vocabulary helps.
Revisit these definitions as you work through the lessons.