Uuk-Koi

Uuk-Koi is a dangerous game, banned in most of the Matoran Universe.

History
The game is noteably banned in most of the Domes of the Matoran Universe, although some islands may have sparse regions where it is legal, the game is most notably legal on the Isle of Stelt. The game was created by unknown creators. The first games were made somewhere near Metru Nui, since Kanoka intended to become Noble Kanohi Matatu were used, stolen, to be made into pieces for the game. After the first wave of the game started to spread, more means became available for creation of new game boards.

Due to the taboo nature of the game, most islands keep a watch out for the game, watching for the taboo import to come in. Usually it should be promptly dealt with, since the game can cause madness to engulf islands, and has in the past. Though sometimes searches fail to locate the game.

During 999 A.G.C., on the Isle of Doppel Nui, a Ko-Matoran named Unik purchased a copy of the game and used it as his sadistic way of dealing with people from time to time. When he had taken a Ga-Matoran hostage, the police were forced to play against him. However, before they got anyone to do it, "Recht", their consultant at the time, went in to play against the Ko-Matoran, against better warning. He played well for his first time, but was defeated by the superior adapted mind of Unik, before Unik was incapacitated arrested by Derr.

Gameplay
Played by two beings on a large board with various grids overlaying it, one being controls black, rectangular tiles, while the other being controls similar tiles in white. To begin, each player places their right hand as a closed fist, with the left hand over top of it, open palmed, facing down onto their own fist.

The Uuk-Koi tiles are forged from Kanoka intended to become Noble Kanohi Matatu and thus the game is completely mental in nature. The first player, decided upon prior to the game's start, uses their mind to move their first tile, flipping it onto another tile of the opposite color, or onto any open space as the game progresses. The tiles then both stand up on their long sides and overflow with energy, at which point both players exert mental pressure, fighting against the other using the stone tiles as a focal point for their minds. They continue to battle with their minds, wearing one another down, until one player, the winner as it were, overcomes the other by overpowering their opponent's mind. The loser's stone will then fly up and shatter, sending a ripple of pain through their body and mind. Every loss will weaken the loser's mind, yet even a victory will, in some ways, weaken the mind from the force exerted during each prior battle.

A Toa, or any other sapient species capable of utilizing Kanohi, will often be a better player because they have a higher mental fortitude than the typical non-Kanohi-using player or a player whose species renders them incapable of utilizing masks of power at certain times, like Matoran. The more familiar a player is with exercising the limitations of their mind, the more effective player they are.

A game of Uuk-Koi ends when every last one of a single player's tiles have been destroyed. The winner is often rendered unconscious at best, meanwhile the loser will most likely die unless they have a higher mental fortitude than any ordinary being. For instance, the Matoran Linke survives a loss simply because he's used to coping with the stresses of being dual-minded alongside Recht while using a Duos Stone. Typically the winner will, as previously noted, be knocked unconscious, or as often happens, become brain damaged. At times winners have even been driven insane by their victory and, on some occasions, their triumphant play has still resulted results in their death.

Trivia

 * This object was created by BZPower and C.I.R.C.L.E. member Koji.