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Lines of Action is a game, created by Claude Soucie and first described in Sid Sackson's book "A Gamut of Games".
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For tips on how to play Lines of Action, please see [[Tips_linesofaction]]
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Read more about the history, strategy and tactics at https://boardspace.net/loa/.
 
  
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The goal is to get your pieces to be all contiguously connected.
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== Goal ==
  
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If a player is reduced to one piece, they win.
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The object of the game is to connect all of one's pieces together into a contiguous body so that they are connected vertically, horizontally or diagonally.
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Here is an [[#Example_winning_move|example winning move]].
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== Setup ==
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{{chessboard | lightSquareColour=#b85 | darkSquareColour=#831
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| a2={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a3={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a4={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a5={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a6={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a7={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h2={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h3={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h4={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h5={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h6={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h7={{whiteCylinder}}
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| b1={{redCylinder}}
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| c1={{redCylinder}}
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| d1={{redCylinder}}
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| e1={{redCylinder}}
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| f1={{redCylinder}}
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| g1={{redCylinder}}
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| b8={{redCylinder}}
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| c8={{redCylinder}}
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| d8={{redCylinder}}
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| e8={{redCylinder}}
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| f8={{redCylinder}}
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| g8={{redCylinder}}
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}}
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</center></div>
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== Movement ==
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* Players alternate moves, with Red having the first move.
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* Pieces move in a line horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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* A piece moves exactly as many spaces as there are pieces (both friendly and enemy) on the line in which it is moving.
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<div style="display:flex; flex-flow:row wrap; gap:1rem;">
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<div style="display:grid; grid:repeat(2,auto)/min-content;">
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  <div style="padding-left:1.5rem; padding-right:1.5rem;">
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=== A piece may not jump over an enemy piece ===
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White cannot play a6-d6, even though there are three pieces in row 6. White might instead play a6-c4, moving two spaces because there are two pieces in the diagonal (a6-f1).
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  </div>
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  <div style="align-self:end;">
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{{chessboard | lightSquareColour=#b85 | darkSquareColour=#831
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| highlighta6=rgba(0,255,0,0.5)
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| highlightc4=rgba(0,255,0,0.5)
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| highlightd6=rgba(255,0,0,0.5)
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| a2={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a3={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a4={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a5={{whiteCylinder}}
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| c4={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a7={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h2={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h3={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h4={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h5={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h6={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h7={{whiteCylinder}}
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| b1={{redCylinder}}
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| c1={{redCylinder}}
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| d1={{redCylinder}}
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| e1={{redCylinder}}
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| f1={{redCylinder}}
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| g1={{redCylinder}}
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| b8={{redCylinder}}
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| c6={{redCylinder}}
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| d8={{redCylinder}}
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| e8={{redCylinder}}
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| f8={{redCylinder}}
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| g8={{redCylinder}}
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}}
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  </div>
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</div>
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<div style="display:grid; grid:repeat(2,auto)/min-content;">
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  <div style="padding-left:1.5rem; padding-right:1.5rem;">
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=== A piece may jump over friendly pieces ===
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Red may continue with e8-b5, jumping their own piece. It moves three spaces because there are three pieces in the diagonal (a4-e8).
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  </div>
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  <div style="align-self:end;">
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{{chessboard | lightSquareColour=#b85 | darkSquareColour=#831
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| highlighte8=rgba(0,255,0,0.5)
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| highlightb5=rgba(0,255,0,0.5)
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| a2={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a3={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a4={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a5={{whiteCylinder}}
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| c4={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a7={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h2={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h3={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h4={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h5={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h6={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h7={{whiteCylinder}}
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| b1={{redCylinder}}
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| c1={{redCylinder}}
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| d1={{redCylinder}}
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| e1={{redCylinder}}
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| f1={{redCylinder}}
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| g1={{redCylinder}}
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| b8={{redCylinder}}
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| c6={{redCylinder}}
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| d8={{redCylinder}}
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| b5={{redCylinder}}
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| f8={{redCylinder}}
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| g8={{redCylinder}}
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}}
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  </div>
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</div>
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<div style="display:grid; grid:repeat(2,auto)/min-content;">
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  <div style="padding-left:1.5rem; padding-right:1.5rem;">
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=== A piece may capture an enemy piece ===
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For example, White may play h3-f1, capturing the red piece on f1.
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  </div>
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  <div style="align-self:end;">
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{{chessboard | lightSquareColour=#b85 | darkSquareColour=#831
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| highlighth3=rgba(0,255,0,0.5)
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| highlightf1=rgba(0,255,0,0.5)
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| a2={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a3={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a4={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a5={{whiteCylinder}}
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| c4={{whiteCylinder}}
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| a7={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h2={{whiteCylinder}}
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| f1={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h4={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h5={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h6={{whiteCylinder}}
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| h7={{whiteCylinder}}
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| b1={{redCylinder}}
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| c1={{redCylinder}}
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| d1={{redCylinder}}
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| e1={{redCylinder}}
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| g1={{redCylinder}}
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| b8={{redCylinder}}
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| c6={{redCylinder}}
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| d8={{redCylinder}}
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| b5={{redCylinder}}
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| f8={{redCylinder}}
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| g8={{redCylinder}}
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}}
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  </div>
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</div>
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</div>
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A player who is reduced to a single piece wins the game, because their pieces are by definition united.
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If a move results, due to a capture, in each player having all their pieces in a contiguous body, then either the player moving wins, or the game is a draw, depending on the rules in force.
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<div style="display:grid; grid:repeat(2,auto)/min-content;">
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<div style="padding-left:1.5rem; padding-right:1.5rem;">
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=== Example winning move ===
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White has just won with the move b6-c7.
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</div>
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<div style="align-self:end;">
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{{chessboard | lightSquareColour=#b85 | darkSquareColour=#831 |
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| c7={{whiteCylinder}}
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| highlightc7=rgba(0,255,0,0.5)
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| highlightb6=rgba(0,255,0,0.5)
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| d7={{whiteCylinder}}
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| e6={{whiteCylinder}}
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| f5={{whiteCylinder}}
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| f4={{whiteCylinder}}
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| c6={{redCylinder}}
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| d5={{redCylinder}}
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| e3={{redCylinder}}
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| f3={{redCylinder}}
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| g4={{redCylinder}}
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| f6={{redCylinder}}
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| e7={{redCylinder}}
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}}
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</div>
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</div>

Revision as of 20:24, 19 December 2021

For tips on how to play Lines of Action, please see Tips_linesofaction

Goal

The object of the game is to connect all of one's pieces together into a contiguous body so that they are connected vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Here is an example winning move.

Setup

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8
Empty Square
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Empty Square
8
7
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
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6
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
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5
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
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4
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
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3
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
3
2
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
2
1
Empty Square
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Empty Square
1
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E
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G
H

Movement

  • Players alternate moves, with Red having the first move.
  • Pieces move in a line horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
  • A piece moves exactly as many spaces as there are pieces (both friendly and enemy) on the line in which it is moving.

A piece may not jump over an enemy piece

White cannot play a6-d6, even though there are three pieces in row 6. White might instead play a6-c4, moving two spaces because there are two pieces in the diagonal (a6-f1).

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
8
Empty Square
Red token
Empty Square
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Empty Square
8
7
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
7
6
Empty Square
Empty Square
Red token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
6
5
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
5
4
White token
Empty Square
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
4
3
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
3
2
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
2
1
Empty Square
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Empty Square
1
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

A piece may jump over friendly pieces

Red may continue with e8-b5, jumping their own piece. It moves three spaces because there are three pieces in the diagonal (a4-e8).

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
8
Empty Square
Red token
Empty Square
Red token
Empty Square
Red token
Red token
Empty Square
8
7
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
7
6
Empty Square
Empty Square
Red token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
6
5
White token
Red token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
5
4
White token
Empty Square
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
4
3
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
3
2
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
2
1
Empty Square
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
Empty Square
1
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

A piece may capture an enemy piece

For example, White may play h3-f1, capturing the red piece on f1.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
8
Empty Square
Red token
Empty Square
Red token
Empty Square
Red token
Red token
Empty Square
8
7
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
7
6
Empty Square
Empty Square
Red token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
6
5
White token
Red token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
5
4
White token
Empty Square
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
4
3
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
3
2
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
2
1
Empty Square
Red token
Red token
Red token
Red token
White token
Red token
Empty Square
1
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D
E
F
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H


A player who is reduced to a single piece wins the game, because their pieces are by definition united.

If a move results, due to a capture, in each player having all their pieces in a contiguous body, then either the player moving wins, or the game is a draw, depending on the rules in force.

Example winning move

White has just won with the move b6-c7.

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D
E
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G
H
8
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
8
7
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
White token
Red token
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
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6
Empty Square
Empty Square
Red token
Empty Square
White token
Red token
Empty Square
Empty Square
6
5
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Red token
Empty Square
White token
Empty Square
Empty Square
5
4
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
White token
Red token
Empty Square
4
3
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Red token
Red token
Empty Square
Empty Square
3
2
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
2
1
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
Empty Square
1
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