An ancient Persian
game combining elements of checkers and chess.
Uses board of checkers/chess and checkers pieces.
Set-up is like checkers, except each player sets up pieces on opposite-colored spaces.
Regular moves are made diagonally like in regular checkers.
Capturing is done by moving one'
s piece in a
straight line two spaces in which there is an opponent's piece in the
space between. Pieces that are not queens or kings can only capture by moving forward.
A piece that reaches the opposite end does not become a king. It becomes a
queen, and it can move diagnolly (without capturing) a single
space in any direction, and it can capture by moving either forward or laterally.
A
queen that returns to the player's own end safely becomes a king. A king can move diagnolly any number of spaces in a single direction on a single move (without capturing), and can capture by moving in any direction.
All types of pieces
may capture multiple opponent's pieces on a single move if possible given their abilities described above.
Winner is last player with a legal move.
