CategoryReconstruction, Done, Board, War, Leaping, Diagonal
Description
Yup'ik Checkers is a game played by the Yup'ik people of Nelson Island, Alaska.
Rules
Played on an 8x8 board with each player having twelve pieces. Pieces move diagonally any number of spaces forward. Capturing must happen if it is possible. Multiple captures are allowed. Once pieces reach the opposite side of the board from their starting position, they are promoted and can move diagonally either forwards or backwards. The goal is to capture all of the opponent's pieces.
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Sources
Ager, L. 1975. "Alaskan Children's Games and their Relationship to Cultural Values and Role Structure in a Nelson Island Community." Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Columbus: The Ohio State University.
