Jesön Mor'
(Jeson Mor) Ruleset:
Jesön Mor' (Jeson Mor)
Game
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Period(s)
Modern
Summary
Rules for Jesön Mor' as played in Mongolia.
Description
These rules were observed by Namzildorz and reported by A. Popova in 1974.
Rules
9x9 board. Nine horse-shaped pieces per player. Pieces begin in the spaces along opposite sides of the board. Pieces move orthogonally one space and then diagonally another, jumping over any intervening pieces. A player may capture one of the opponent's pieces by moving onto a space occupied by the opponent's piece. The goal is to move to the central space on the board.
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Reference
Popova 1974: 32-35
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Origin
Mongolia
Identifiers
DLP.GameRulesets.1035
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