2 players
Sahmatloudi
- Game family
- other
- Origin
- Finland
Overview
Sahmatloudi is a game played one a 9x9 board by the Skolt Sámi people of Suenjel village.
Source rules (English)
The game Sahmatloudi is played by two players on a 9x9 rectangle board with square tiling. Regions: OrthogonalSitesCentre: the difference between the centre point of the board expanded by 1 steps and site the centre point of the board for Neutral Player one plays with Thralls. Player two plays with Thralls and Jarls. Rules for Pieces: Jarls slide from the location of the piece in the orthogonal direction through between is not equal to the centre point of the board and empty then for all flanked pieces on Cells starting from the to location of the last move with Orthogonal direction with a limit of 1 pieces if the target is Piece at between is equal to Thrall1 if the friend is is a friend or to is equal to the centre point of the boardremove pieces at between. Thralls slide from the location of the piece in the orthogonal direction through between is not equal to the centre point of the board and empty then for all flanked pieces on Cells starting from the to location of the last move with Orthogonal direction with a limit of 1 pieces if the target is Piece at between is equal to Thrall1 if the friend is is a friend or to is equal to the centre point of the boardremove pieces at between. Players take turns moving. Setup: Place a Thrall for player one on sites: D1, E1, F1, E2, A4, A5, A6, B5, I4, I5, I6, H5, E8, D9, E9, F9 and E8. Place a Thrall for player two on sites: E3, E4, E6, E7, C5, D5, F5 and G5.. Rules: Move one of your pieces. Aim: If Jarl2 is in the outer sites of the board, player two wins If 2 is Surrounded, player one wins.