Jänes Soppi
(Janes Soppi)DLP Game
Leaderboard
Category
Board, Space, Blocking
Description
Jänes Soppi ("the hare to the corner") is a blockade game from Estonia.
Rules
3x3 intersecting lines, with triangles extending on opposite ends of the large square and the central line extending to the apices. One player plays as the notched stick, called the hare, and the other as three sharp sticks, known as the hounds. Players alternate turns placing a piece on the board. When a player has placed all of their pieces on the board, they move one of their pieces to an empty adjacent spot along the lines. When the hounds block the hare from being able to move, the hounds win.
Michaelsen 2014: 207.
Origin
Estonia
Ludeme Description
Janes Soppi.lud
Concepts
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Reference
Michaelsen 2014: 207.
Sources
Michaelsen, P. 2014. "Haretavl - Hare and Hounds as a Board Game." In M. Teichert (ed.), Sport und Spiel bei den Germanen: Nordeuropa von der römischen Kaiserzeit bis zum Mittelalter. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Identifiers
DLP.Games.913
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