Onitama

Setup

1

Decide who plays red or blue

2

Place the game board in the center of the table

Rotate the color of the temple towards each player

3

Place your pieces on the starting positions

Place your master on the middle space of your color

Place the 4 students on the free spaces to the left and right of the master

4

Draw 4 cards face down

Each player gets 2 cards

Place them face up in front of you next to the game board

5

Draw one more card

The color box at the bottom right of the card determines who starts

Place the card face up next to the game board

To the right of the starting player

Goal

1

Simple: You win by achieving one of these two goals

2

1. Capture the opponent's master

With one of your 5 pieces

3

2. Move your master to the opponent's master's space

Gameplay

1

On your turn, choose one of your two cards

2

Choose one of your pieces

3

Move the piece to a space as shown on the card

Only spaces not occupied by your own pieces are allowed

And you must stay within the game board

4

Place the used card to the left of the game board

Rotate the card towards your opponent

He may take it after his next turn

5

Take the card from the right of the game board

Place it in the now free spot

6

The cards always rotate clockwise around the game board

Infos

1

Easy to learn, hard to master

Although the rules are simple, the game is very strategic

It is a "Perfect Information Game"

Each player sees all the cards

Pros can plan far ahead

Remember that your card will rotate to your opponent after your turn

It will be flipped

Your opponent will use it mirrored

2

Stricter rules for more strategy

3

Check - Like in chess

You can agree to warn your opponent if they are in a capture position

This way the game ends fairly and not due to a careless mistake

4

More chess rules

If you want to be stricter:

The master may not move to a space threatened by an opponent's student

The master must move if threatened