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Irish Archaeological Research Issue 2 Feb 2012 Set‐up How to Play Brandubh is played on a 7 x 7 grid, with the Chief's Space in the centre, and the four corners for his escape marked with an X (Fig 1). Movement Figure 1 The initial set‐up is shown in Figure 2, the Branán (the piece marked with an X) in the centre, surrounded by his guards, with eight enemy pieces arrayed against him. Figure 2 All pieces, including the Branán, move like rooks in chess – they may move any number of pieces horizontally or vertically (see Figure 3), but may not move over another piece. Only the Branán may enter the corner squares, and only the Branán can sit in the centre square, though once he leaves it he may not re‐enter it. The centre square can be moved over as normal though (for a more challenging game for the attackers, have this centre square block movement). 37 Figure 3
Figure 4 Capturing An enemy piece may, however, land between two friendly pieces and remain safe (Figure 6). Depending on the difficulty level desired, the corner pieces can also count as friendly for the purposes of taking the Branán, despite the fact that they are technically empty squares for him. Figure 6 Irish Archaeological Research Issue 2 Jan 2012 Figure 5 Enemy pieces, including the Branán, are captured by being surrounded on opposing sides (Figure 4) by two friendly pieces, the corner squares also count as friendly for this purpose (Figure 5). Replica Brandubh board made from leather 38
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