5.1 Connections

Two pieces are said to be connected if the following conditions all apply to the positions of those pieces on the board:

1. The pieces occupy ``corresponding spaces'' on opposite sides of the center of the board.

2. The pieces are the of the same type - only Fools can be connected with Fools, only Bards with Bards, etc.

3. The pieces belong to the same player.

5.1.1 Correspondence

The board contains exactly fifty pairs of corresponding spaces. Two spaces are said to ``correspond'' if and only if:

1. At least one side of each piece's occupied space is collinear with exactly one line which passes through the center of the board.

2. The occupied spaces are on the same Tier of the board.

Phrased differently, two spaces correspond if they are mirror-images separated by 180 degrees. See Figure for an example.

Figure: Resolving and Non-Resolving Connections