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Seega (Siga, Sija, Seeja)
Ruleset: Khamsáwee (Khamsawee)

Game

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Period(s)

Modern

Summary

Observed rules of Seega.

Description

These rules have been observed by several ethnographers.

Rules

5x5 board. Players begin by placing their pieces in prescribed spaces, and then alternating two-by-two in places as they see fit, except for the central space. Once all the spaces except the central one are filled, the first player moves a piece one space orthogonally to the empty space. Pieces are captured by surrounding them on either side by a player's own pieces. The player to capture all of the opponent's pieces wins.

Concepts

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Reference

Lane 1836: 356-357; Davies 1925: 138-139; Bolton 190.

Other Rulesets

Observed rulesets
Seb'áwee Played on a 7x7 board.
Tis'áwee Played on a 9x9 board.

Identifiers

DLP.GameRulesets.150

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