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Tablut is an abstract tactical game for 2 players.
Tablut is an abstract tactical game for 2 players.


It is played on a 9 per 9 tiled board. There are 16 black pawns, called muscovites, 8 white pawns, the Swedes, and a special white pawn, the Swedish king.
It is played on a 9 per 9 tiled board. There are 16 black pawns, called Muscovites, 8 white pawns, the Swedes, and a special white pawn, the Swedish king.


Players take turns, moving a single pawn of their color each time.
Players take turns, moving a single pawn of their color each time.
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= Objective of the game =
= Objective of the game =
For the player with the black pawns, the muscovites, the goal is to make encircle the king in order to capture him.
For the player with the black pawns, the Muscovites, the goal is to make encircle the king in order to capture him.


For the player with the white pawns, the goal his to bring the king on any tile of the rim of the board.
For the player with the white pawns, the Swedes, the goal his to bring the king on any tile of the rim of the board.




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= Fortresses =
= Fortresses =
The muscovites and the king starting positions are '''fortresses''':
The Muscovites and the king starting positions are '''fortresses''':
as long as they do not leave those tiles, pawns can freely move inside them.
as long as they do not leave those tiles, pawns can freely move inside them.


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However, a pawn willingly moving between 2 ennemy pawns does not get captured.
However, a pawn willingly moving between 2 ennemy pawns does not get captured.


The king is special in regard to capture: 2 muscovites are not enough to eliminate him,
The king is special in regard to capture: 2 Muscovites are not enough to eliminate him,
he must be encircled on all his 4 neighbour tiles, by muscovites or fortress tiles :
he must be encircled on all his 4 neighbour tiles, by Muscovites or fortress tiles :


[[File:King_capture.png]]
[[File:King_capture.png]]

Revision as of 20:04, 4 March 2018

Description

Tablut is an abstract tactical game for 2 players.

It is played on a 9 per 9 tiled board. There are 16 black pawns, called Muscovites, 8 white pawns, the Swedes, and a special white pawn, the Swedish king.

Players take turns, moving a single pawn of their color each time.

The initial setup looks like this:

Tablut board screenshot.png


Objective of the game

For the player with the black pawns, the Muscovites, the goal is to make encircle the king in order to capture him.

For the player with the white pawns, the Swedes, the goal his to bring the king on any tile of the rim of the board.


Moves

All pawns move like the tower in chess: horizontally or vertically of any number of tiles.


Fortresses

The Muscovites and the king starting positions are fortresses: as long as they do not leave those tiles, pawns can freely move inside them.

However, any pawn at a stop outside a fortress cannot enter nor pass through those tiles.


Captures

A pawn is captured, and hence removed from the board, when surrounded by 2 ennemy pawns on opposite neighbour tiles :

Tablut soldier capture.png

However, a pawn willingly moving between 2 ennemy pawns does not get captured.

The king is special in regard to capture: 2 Muscovites are not enough to eliminate him, he must be encircled on all his 4 neighbour tiles, by Muscovites or fortress tiles :

King capture.png