Kharbaga
Ruleset:
Mauritania
Game
See the game Kharbaga for more details.
Period(s)
Modern
Summary
Observed in Mauretania.
Description
These rules were observed in Mauretania in the mid-twentieth century by M. Hamidoun.
Rules
Players decide which colors to play, and who starts first. The board is filled in the beginning with all the players pieces. The only point vacant on the board is the middle point. Each player's pieces are placed on their half of the board, and lined up on the right-hand side of the fifth rank (the middle horizontal line of the grid board). Players alternate turns. Pieces move forward only (straight forward or diagonally forward) one space per turn following the pattern on the board until they are crowned Mullah by reaching the last rank. A non-Mullah piece may capture an enemy piece by hopping over it. The capture can be in any direction. When a piece reaches the other player's rank, it is promoted to Mullah. The Mullah can move and capture in any direction. It can also move any number of spaces. The Mullah can also capture an enemy piece from any distance, and land anywhere behind the captured piece provided there are no other pieces (friendly or not) within the spaces of the leap. If a piece piece reaches the other player's rank as an intermediate step of a capturing sequence, the piece does not get promoted to Mullah. The player to capture all of the opponent's pieces wins.
Concepts
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Reference
Hamidoun 1952: 68.
Other Rulesets
Identifiers
DLP.GameRulesets.415
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