2 players
Xonin Shatar (Simple)
- Game family
- line
- Origin
- Mongolia
Overview
Xonin Shatar (Sheep Chess) is a game of alignment played in Mongolia.
Source rules (English)
Three concentric squares, with lines connecting the corners and the midpoints of the sides. Twelve pieces per player. Players alternate turns placing a piece on an empty spot on the board. When all of the pieces have been placed, players alternate turns moving a piece to an empty adjacent spot along the lines. During either phase, when a player places three of their pieces in a row, they remove one of the opponent's pieces. Pieces which are in a three-in-a-row pattern cannot be removed from the board. The player who removes all of the opponent's pieces wins.