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Surakarta

S
PLAYERS
2
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
MEASUREMENTS

6x6 grid with eight looping arcs connecting the outer rows and columns at the corners.

HOW TO PLAY
1

Set up 12 pieces per side filling the two rows closest to each player, leaving the center four rows empty.

2

On a non-capturing turn, slide a piece any distance along an open row, column, or corner loop, but you may not capture this way.

3

To capture, move a piece along a path that travels through at least one of the curved corner loops and lands exactly on an opposing piece.

4

Only pieces on the outer rings can use the loop tracks; captures must follow the loop's exact path with no obstruction.

5

Continue alternating turns, capturing whenever a valid looping path exists.

6

The game ends when one player has captured all of the opponent's pieces, or that player concedes.