Rotate Estate

In this Main Match, possess the estate with the most land when the game ends by building upon estates with less land.

Designer(s): Shardren	Match Type: MM (for 8 players)
Featured in: Shardren's Minecraft Genius: How to Adapt

Your Third Main Match is Rotate Estate.

In this Main Match, your goal is to find the right timing to finish the game when you own the Estate that has the most land.

At the start of this game, each player will own one Estate, but shouldn't get too attached to it.

Each round, players will change what Estate they own.

Each player is given their own unique Estate rotation at the start of the Main Match.

This game is played on a 17x17 board, with Each Estate having a home square.

Each round, players may place land to any adjacent Estate square, even if they do not own the estate at the moment.

All players are given the same number and shapes of pieces, and may only place 1 each round.

Pieces may not be transferred or traded.

If players manage to overlap on any placement, the overlapping land cells do not place, but the rest of the piece will.

And if this overlapping would cause a cell to not be adjacent to the main estate, that land will not place either.

Estates also cannot be adjacent to one another orthagonally. Diagonals are ok.

The Estate with the most land at the start of a round cannot be expanded upon.

Ties do not change this rule, unless all Estates are tied, where any of them can be expanded upon.

This Main Match will last at most 16 rounds, each lasting 7 minutes (or if everyone submits early, in which there would be less time in that round)

If all 16 rounds pass, the player owning the estate on round 16 with the most land will win the Main Match.

The player with owning the Estate with the least amount of land will become the Elimination Candidate.

The way to end the game earlier than Round 16 is if one estate manages to own a single cell of land in the center 3x3, the game will end immediately.

The player owning the estate during the last round with the most land will win.

The player with owning the Estate with the least amount of land will become the Elimination Candidate.