2 players
El-Mthaltha
- Game family
- custodial
Overview
El-Mthaltha is a small game with custodial captures played in Tunisia.
Source rules (English)
3x3 intersecting lines, with diagonals in the square. Three pieces per player, which begin on opposite sides of the square. Players alternate turns moving one of their pieces along the lines of the board. When a player surrounds one of the opponent's pieces with two of their pieces, the opponent's piece is captured. The player who captures all of the opponent's pieces wins.