Summary

1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 20… (1911)

The throws indicate the number of squares a piece may move, as well as whether the player shall have a “grace,” without which no piece, if taken, may be re-entered. A piece may be taken if another piece lands on the same square, unless the square be a castle. The object of each side is to get all eight pieces round and home before the opponents can do so.
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