1 Witch
1 Raven
2 Brooms
2 Bats
2 Towers
7 Toads
Herre, like in the conventional chessThe two Players face each other frontally (see Picture).
The raven stands in the corner, his witch directly before it, on the left a broom flanks the raven and a bat on the right, a tower is directly on the left near this broom, the second tower on the right near this bat. The second broom stands directly before the first broom and the second bat directly before the first bat. Seven Toads enclose the more powerful figures.
The rules and principles are similar to conventional chess. The black Raven plays against the red Raven, and Witch respectively.The red player begins. The turn of the players is alternating. Each time one move is made by a player. If the own figure is moved to a field, which is occupied by a figure of the opposing player, then this figure is struck and removed from the field.
The possible movements of the Figures:
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Witch |
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Raven |
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Broom |
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Bat |
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Tower |
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Toad |
If the opposing Raven is threatened and cannot remove this thread, when it is his or her turn, then the threatended party is defeated, and the attacking player has won the game.
Like in conventional chess, the game immediately ends with a draw,
if a stalemate position, as defined by the rules of the conventional
chess game is reached. Moreover, the third repetition of the
identical position with the identical player's turn ends the game with
a draw. Finally, if no figure is defeated for forty consecutive pairs
of turns, the game also ends with a draw.
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