Building To A Target
📋 What it is
You can deliberately grow a pit to an exact seed count so that sowing it lands on a capturing square.
🗣️ Coach says
Great players don't just react — they BUILD. By choosing not to empty a pit for a few turns, you let it grow to exactly the seed count that will land your last seed on a capture (or in your store for an extra turn). Setting up the perfect-count pit is planning several moves ahead.
🧠 Memory hook
Grow a pit to the exact count you need, then release it for the capture.
😂 Giggle
Why is a big pile in one pit exciting?
Because when you finally sow it, those seeds go on quite a journey!
😲 Whoa!
Deciding WHEN to release a built-up pit is a key skill — release too early and it misses; too late and the opponent empties the target first.
✅ Quick check: Why might you deliberately leave a pit alone for several turns?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
To let it grow to the exact seed count that will land its last seed on a capture or in your store — building a planned move.
A pit's seed count is set by how long you let it grow, enabling a precise future landing.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Pick a target capture square, count how many seeds a pit needs to reach it, and grow the pit to that count.