▁pot , ▁unless ▁the ▁oppon ents ▁cup ▁is ▁empty . ▁ ▁Block ed ▁cu ps ▁ ▁A ▁blocked ▁cup ▁is ▁one ▁that ▁contains ▁more ▁be ans ▁than ▁would ▁be ▁needed ▁to ▁perform ▁option ▁two , ▁sow ing ▁the ▁be ans ▁into ▁the ▁pot . ▁Gener ally , ▁it ▁is ▁un wise ▁to ▁block ▁one ' s ▁cu ps ▁because ▁it ▁makes ▁sow ing ▁from ▁that ▁cup ▁impossible . ▁ ▁Object ▁ ▁The ▁object ▁of ▁Cu ps ▁is ▁to ▁have ▁more ▁be ans ▁in ▁one ' s ▁pot ▁than ▁one ' s ▁oppon ent . ▁The ▁game ▁ends ▁when ▁neither ▁player ▁can ▁make ▁a ▁move : ▁a ▁turn ▁is ▁always ▁made ▁if ▁one ▁is ▁possible . ▁ ▁Vari ation ▁ ▁This ▁game ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁played ▁with ▁any ▁even ▁number ▁of ▁cu ps . ▁The ▁cu ps ▁are ▁arranged ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁manner ▁as ▁above ▁were ▁each ▁cup ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁cup ▁adjacent ▁to ▁it ▁and ▁a ▁pot ▁on ▁each ▁end . ▁Ten ▁be ans ▁are ▁added ▁to ▁a ▁player ' s ▁stock ▁for ▁each ▁extra ▁cup ▁he ▁has . ▁For ▁example , ▁if ▁a ▁player ▁has ▁ten ▁cu ps ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁ 1 0 0 ▁be ans ▁and ▁the ▁board ▁would ▁consist ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁containers . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁S ack son , ▁Sid . ▁A ▁Gam ut ▁of ▁Games . ▁New ▁York : ▁Random ▁House , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Category : Man cala <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1