In this Classic version the pieces are obliged to follow the pattern on the board. The objective of the Fox is to catch as many Geese as possible so they can't close him in. The Fox moves to any empty, adjacent hole. If an adjacent hole is occupied by a Goose and the hole directly behind is vacant, then the Fox must jump over it and capture it, as in Checkers. Several Geese may be captured like this in a single turn. In the 15 and 17 geese version, the Geese player cannot allow the Fox to get behind the line of Geese, as the Geese cannot move backwards in these versions. The Geese player should try to carefully home in on the Fox without sacrificing Geese thoughtlessly. Possibly, a goose could be sacrificed to lure the Fox into a trap. The Fox wins if there are 5 or less Geese left.

This version of Fox and Geese deserves to be implemented in Zillions. On the Zillions CD there is an alternative version of Fox and Geese which does not utilize this pattern and where movement thus is less restricted.