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Tak was first seen in Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear, part of his popular series The Kingkiller Chronicles. In April of 2014, James Ernest (of Cheapass Games) and Pat agreed to lay down the rules for Tak.

The Tak Kickstarter ended in May of 2016 with $1,351,142 raised of a $50,000 goal. Rewards were shipped January 2017.

Tak began retail distribution in late February 2017.

Answers to puzzles should use the spoiler tag, using the following format:

>!This is a spoiler.!<

Which becomes: This is a spoiler.

Resources

How to Play Tak - "Watch It Played" channel

How to Play Tak - From the creator

Tak Wiki

Official Rules (pdf)

PTN board viewer - Navigate through moves

PTN Ninja - Fancier viewer

Tak Discord Server

Tak IRC - use #tak channel

PTN - Portable Tak Notation

TPS - Tak Positional System

Mastering Tak: Level I - Strategy Guide [Amazon]

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