Crossings (game)

Gameplay

Equipment

• 1 8x8 gameboard
• 32 stones

  Setup

Object

• Cross one stone to the opponent's end of the gameboard.

  Turns

• Play alternates with each player making one movement on a turn.
• Red takes the first turn.

  Movement

• A player may move a single stone, an entire group, or a subgroup.
• A group consisting of a single stone may move one space diagonally or orthogonally into an empty square.
• A group must move along the line which defines it. It may move a number of spaces equal to the number of pieces in that group.
• When part of a group is moved, it must move along the line which defines it. It may move a number of spaces equal to the number of pieces in the subgroup.
• When a subgroup is moved it must involve one of the end stones.
• Pieces may not move onto an occupied square.

  Capturing an enemy stone

• If the first stone in a moving group encounters a single enemy stone, the group's movement stops there, and the enemy stone is captured.
• If the first stone in a moving group encounters an end stone of an opponent's group, it can capture that stone if the opponent's group is smaller. The turn ends.
• If it cannot capture the end stone because the opponent's group is the same size or larger, it is not allowed to move on to that square.

  End of the game

• A player potentially wins the game if they get a stone on the home row, or row farthest from their side. If their opponent cannot get a stone of their own onto the first player's home row in their next move, the first player wins. Otherwise, those stones are "locked"; they cannot be moved or captured. The next attempt at crossing, as this is called, will determine the winner
• The game is a draw if no player can complete the objective. Draws are rare.