Shatar (Mongolian Chess)

Set up each player's pieces on their own side of the board, mirroring the opponent's arrangement.

Players alternate turns moving one piece at a time, each type moving and capturing according to its own set pattern.

The central piece, representing the ruler, must be protected while players try to trap the opponent's ruler piece.

Traditional etiquette calls for announcing a warning aloud when a player's move threatens to trap the opponent's ruler piece.

The game ends when a ruler piece is completely trapped with no safe move remaining, giving victory to the other player.