Awithlaknannai
Awithlaknannai Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Required Components
- 2 players
- 24 pieces: 12 each of 2 colors
- Approximately 30 minutes of play
Setup
Players each select a color and place their stones at each intersection on their side of the board as well as the two intersections to the right of the center.
(The board page of the sheet is a diagram of the circular board showing the intersections; it carries no additional rules text.)
How to Win
Players win by capturing all of their opponent's stones.
On Your Turn
- First, move or capture with one of your stones.
- Second, remove any captured stones from the board.
Movement
A stone may either move OR capture.
To move: stones move along a line to an adjacent empty intersection.
Capturing
To capture, stones move along a line over an adjacent stone to an empty intersection.
Stones can not change direction during a capture.
(Diagram on the sheet: the correct way to capture a stone is a single straight line of movement, jumping over the adjacent stone and landing on the empty intersection beyond it, marked with a check mark.)
(Diagram on the sheet: an incorrect way to capture a stone is a path that changes direction partway through the jump, ending on an intersection marked with an X.)
Other Rules
- The player who goes first must move a stone to the center intersection.
- If possible, you must capture a stone on your turn.
- After a capture, a stone may immediately capture again.
- All captures must be completed before removing stones from the board.
- Captures can be made along the line of the outer circle.
- You may not move over or capture your own stones.