Dama (Kenya)
Ruleset:
Dama (Kenya)
Game
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Period(s)
Modern
Summary
Rules for Dama played in Kenya.
Description
Rules for Dama as played in Kenya.
Rules
8x8 board. 16 pieces per player, lined up in the second and third rows (first row on each side is empty). Pieces move forward or horizontally one space, and capture opponents' pieces by jumping in these directions. When they reach the opposite side, they become a king and can jump opponents' pieces from any distance orthogonally. Captures must be taken if possible, and the maximum number of jumps must be made. In a situation where two pieces are able to make the maximum number of captures and one of them is a king, the king must make the captures. Multiple captures cannot be made by moving 180 degrees from the previous jump. Pieces can be promoted to king mid-jump. Winning is achieved by capturing all of the other player's pieces or by blocking them so they cannot move.
Concepts
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Reference
Townshend 1986: 106-108; 218-259.
Other Rulesets
Origin
Kenya
Identifiers
DLP.GameRulesets.1989
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