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| 2 | | Capture stones by approach or withdrawal. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | p The following is summarized from Wikipedia. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | p. |
| 7 | The Fanorona board consists of 5 rows and 9 columns. |
| 8 | A stone can only move to an adjacent intersection, following the lines. |
| 9 | This movement can lead to captures. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | h3 General rules |
| 12 | |
| 13 | ul |
| 14 | li Players alternate turns, starting with White. |
| 15 | li There are two kinds of moves: non-capturing ("paika") and capturing. |
| 16 | li. |
| 17 | If at the beginning of a turn a capturing move is possible, |
| 18 | then it has to be played. |
| 19 | li |
| 20 | | Capturing implies removing one or more pieces of the opponent, in one of |
| 21 | | two ways: |
| 22 | ul |
| 23 | li. |
| 24 | Approach — moving the capturing stone to a point adjacent to an |
| 25 | opponent's stone, located right after in the movement's direction. |
| 26 | li. |
| 27 | Withdrawal — the capturing stone moves away from an opponent's |
| 28 | stone, initially adjacent. |
| 29 | li. |
| 30 | When an opponent stone is captured, all opponent pieces in line beyond |
| 31 | that stone (and connected to it) are captured as well. |
| 32 | Another capture can then be achieved with the same stone. |
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| 39 | figcaption Before and after g4g3 (capturing g2 and g1). |
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| 41 | h3 Some restrictions |
| 42 | |
| 43 | ul |
| 44 | li. |
| 45 | An approach capture and a withdrawal capture cannot be made at the same |
| 46 | time. The two locations will appear on the interface and you'll have |
| 47 | to make a choice. |
| 48 | li |
| 49 | | The capturing piece is allowed to continue making successive captures, |
| 50 | | with these restrictions: |
| 51 | ul |
| 52 | li The piece is not allowed to arrive at the same position twice. |
| 53 | li. |
| 54 | It is not permitted to capture twice consecutively in the same |
| 55 | direction (first by withdrawal, and then by approach). |
| 56 | | However, continuing the capturing sequence is optional. |
| 57 | |
| 58 | p. |
| 59 | The game ends when one player captures all stones of the opponent. |
| 60 | If neither player can achieve this, then the game is a draw. |