Carnac is a simple fast abstract strategy game for two players On your turn you take a Megalith — a piece formed by two cubes joined together — from the common reserve & place it on the board in a standing position The turn passes to your opponent if he is willing to tip over the Megalith or if the Megalith cannot be tipped over A player owns a square if it is covered by a Megalith showing his color on the upper face A Dolmen is a group of at least three adjacent squares belonging to the same player The game is won by the player with the most Dolmens; in case of a tie the player with the largest Dolmen wins All Megaliths are the same three faces (one square & two opposed rectangular ones) of one color & the other three faces of the other color The two main aspects of the game are Your move often is also determined by your opponent&s choice Having a lot of Megaliths with your own color showing on the upper face is not always a good thing as you might end up with merely one giant Dolmen The basic aim of the game is building many Dolmens & keeping them separated while trying to connect your opponent&s Dolmens to each other It is possible to play Carnac on different board sizes leading to the use of different strategies to achieve victory