| The name of this game has not been recorded so I adopt the name Queah, until somebody corrects me. It derives from Liberia and the Queah tribe. The board is sometimes made of interwoven twigs. As pieces are then used sticks, one side having the top cut aslant for the 'men', the other having the tops cut straight for the 'women'.
Each player has ten men, four of which are placed on the board, and six beside. The pieces move one step along the slanted lines and capture one enemy at a time by the short leap, and his opponent then enters a man to restore his number of four pieces on the board until his stock is exhausted. Capture is mandatory. Win is achieved by capturing all the opponent's pieces. Note that one is only allowed to drop a piece when a friendly piece has been captured. |
