| Skällviksborg is a 4x4 variant of a Malagassy game of Fanorona.
Both players take turns placing their seven pieces on the board one by one.
After that a piece may move one position orthogonally. It may capture by
approach: after it moves, an enemy piece (or an unbroken string of enemy
pieces) adjacent to it along its line of movement are taken. It may
instead capture by withdrawal: if it begins its move adjacent to an enemy
piece (or unbroken string) and moves directly away, the enemy piece(s) are
taken.
A piece that just captured may make another capturing move, though
it must change directions with every capture and it
may not immediately return to the point it just occupied.
Captures are multiple and mandatory.
The object is to capture all of the opponent's men. In case of repetive moves,
the player with more pieces on the board wins.
Skällviksborg is a castle ruined by war in 1312. It's located near my
beloved Norrköping, Sweden. |