Mathematical_Recreations-Kraitchik-2e

~94 Mathematical Recreations
moved. He may not jump any occupied cell. He may land
on an empty cell, on a cell occupied by a stack of his own or
(subject to the rules for attack given in the next paragraph)
on a cell occupied by an enemy stack. If the cell to which
he moves contains a stack of his own, the two stacks are combined
to form a single stack of (possibly) increased strength
and range. If the cell to which he moves is occupied by an
enemy stack, he has attacked the enemy stack, and the disposition
of the pieces is made according to the rules in the
next paragraph.
A stack may attack an enemy stack if and only if its combat
strength is greater than that of the enemy. If it is more
than twice as strong it is said to kill the enemy by removing
permanently from play and from the board all hostile pieces
in the stack, and adding all friendly pieces to itself. Pieces
thus added increase the range and strength of the attacking
stack, if that is possible. If the attacking stack is stronger
than the enemy without being more than twice as strong, it
is said to capture the opposing stack, by combining it with
itself. In this case only the friendly pieces are counted in
determining the range and strength of the resulting stack.
H an attack is possible it must be made, though the player
attacking is free to choose anyone of a set of possible alternative
attacks. Not more than one attack may be made in a
single turn.
The game ends with the killing or capture of all pieces of
one of the players.
The Game for Three Players. Each player has 11 pieces
and the pieces of the different players are colored white,
black, and red. Initially White's pieces are placed on cells 1
to 11; Black's on cells 19,27,28,36,37,44,45,51,52,57,58;
and Red's on cells 60, 61, 55, 56, 49, 50, 42, 43, 34, 35, 26.
The players' turns rotate in the order White, Black, Red.
The rules are the same as for the game for two, except at the