Fox and Geese
F
PLAYERS
2
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
- A cross-shaped board with marked points
- 1 piece representing the fox
- 13 pieces representing geese
MEASUREMENTS
A cross-shaped layout of connected points, typically with 33 total positions.
HOW TO PLAY
1
Set up the geese filling the points on one arm and the center of the cross, with the fox placed alone near the opposite end.
2
The geese player moves one goose per turn to an adjacent empty point, only ever moving forward or sideways, never backward.
3
The fox player moves one point per turn in any direction, and may jump over an adjacent goose into an empty point beyond it to capture that goose.
4
The geese win if they trap the fox so it has no legal move or jump remaining.
5
The fox wins if it captures enough geese that the remaining geese can no longer trap it.
6
Agree beforehand on the exact number of geese needed for a fox victory, since this varies by region.