Gala
Ruleset:
Gala
Game
See the game Gala for more details.
Period(s)
Modern
Summary
Rules for Gala.
Description
These rules were played in Macassar in the mid-nineteenth century.
Rules
5x5 board. Markings in the central square, each corner square, and the central square of each side. Black plays with thirteen pieces, white plays with ten. Black places the first piece on the central square, then players alternate turns placing a piece on their own half of the board. When all of the pieces are placed, players alternate turns moving pieces on space orthogonally. A piece is captured when it is surrounded on two opposite sides by opponent's pieces. Black wins if it can block white from being able to move. White wins if it is impossible for black to block them.
Concepts
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Reference
Matthes 1859: 899.
Other Rulesets
Origin
Sulawesi
Identifiers
DLP.GameRulesets.804
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