About Alquerque
Twelve ivory pieces face twelve blue pieces in this browser edition of Alquerque. Its selected rules allow forward and sideways normal steps, with captures in any direction. A capturing piece must keep jumping when another jump is available; choosing the longest sequence is not compulsory. Challenge three computer levels or share the device with a second player. Native hints and undo support learning, while automatic local saving restores an unfinished board and its recent undo history.
How to play
Open New game, choose a mode and start. Ivory moves first. Select an available piece and then a marked point. When a jump is possible, jump the opposing piece to an empty landing point and keep using the same piece for compulsory follow-ups. Open the menu to read rules or statistics while the opponent pauses.
Rules in this version
- Normal steps follow a drawn line to an adjacent empty point, forward or sideways but not backward.
- A piece cannot immediately reverse its own previous normal step. This edition still permits sideways normal steps on the far row.
- Jumps are compulsory and may go backward. Continue capturing with that piece until no further jump remains. There are no kings and no maximum-capture requirement.
- Having no pieces or legal move loses the game.
Tips for playing
- Examine the compulsory reply before offering a piece. A sacrifice can lead an opponent into a longer counter-capture.
- Check the drawn diagonals. A nearby point is not a legal destination unless the board connects it.
Questions about this game
Are pieces promoted on the far row?
No. This edition has no promotion. Captures can move backward; ordinary steps cannot.
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