Description

Classic strategy gets fresh legs in a head-to-head board game where ranks, decoys, and escapes tangle into turns that reward planning more than brute force; choose a mode against the computer or a friend, place your pieces with care, then take alternating moves along the grid to threaten, capture, and advance while minding two unusual twists: certain marked tokens are not legal targets for your opponent to remove, and several of your units can win by reaching specific exit points; you’ll also track ranks—some pieces outclass others, some move farther, and a few carry special duties such as scouts that reveal hidden information when they approach, or blockers that resist capture under set conditions; winning paths vary, so the opening matters: disguise the location of your protected tokens by surrounding them with medium-value guards rather than top-ranked guardians, develop scouts toward the center to learn whether a flank hides speedy runners, and stagger your lines to avoid chain captures; on offense, create dilemmas instead of brute attacks—pair a feint that tempts an opponent into taking a piece they really shouldn’t, with a real threat elsewhere that progresses a runner two squares toward an exit; on defense, hold a flexible reserve behind your front so any surprise reveal doesn’t tear a hole in your structure; tempo swings arrive when you trade down to simplify a crowded wing and open roads for escapes—look two turns ahead for fork threats that either force your rival to take a protected token or concede ground for your runner; if the ruleset includes random events or mystery ranks, mark behavior tells: a cautious unit that never risks adjacent squares may hide a role worth testing with a low-value probe; late game favors clarity—count the path length for each runner, calculate your opponent’s minimum response turns, and choose lines that keep two threats alive at once; accessibility helpers like high-contrast piece shapes, rank icons, and optional move previews reduce misclicks without removing depth; why it’s enjoyable: three win conditions create layered mind games, so no match feels the same—some end in a cagey escape, some in clever captures, and the best ones hinge on a single choice where you guided your rival into the mistake you drew on the board five turns earlier.

Instruction

Mouse click or tap to play

Specifications

• Easy to play