Makruk (Thai Chess)

Set up each side's pieces on their two closest rows, placing pawns on the third row instead of the second.

Players alternate moving one piece per turn, each piece following its own movement pattern.

Capture an opponent's piece by moving onto the square it occupies.

When a pawn reaches the sixth row, promote it to a queen (met).

Checkmate the opposing king, leaving it with no safe move, to win the game.

A counting rule can force a draw if a lone king can't be checkmated within an agreed number of moves.