Object: Capture all your opponent's men by jumping over them, or stalemate the opponent so he has no moves.
If you are looking for the full official rules, you should check http://www.fmjd.nl/.
Be carefull the game is very different from the 8x8 checkers.
More info on the game can also be found at David Glaude's site.
Summary of the Rules:
- A Man can only move forward (in 2 directions) by sliding to an adjacent empty square, or he can jump over an enemy piece in any direction to a vacant square on the other side.
- Jumping over a piece captures it.
- Capturing is mandatory, and you must keep jumping and capturing as long as it is possible.
- You must even choose beforehand the series of jumps that captures the most men.
- When your Man ends a move at the other end of the board it becomes a King and can then move and capture forwards and backwards and for any distance.
- A King also jumps to capture, but only one Man at a time. A King doesn't have to stop a jump just behind the captured Man but can continue to slide.
- A King must also choose the move that captures the most.
Included in the download are two problems, one from the FMJD site and one from the author, that demonstrate the power of the game, but also show some detail about the rules for capturing the opponent. |
