The Rules of Almaghribia
1. At the beginning each player rolls a die for deciding who begins.
The one who begins then rolls both dice again.
2. White and Black try to move their pebbles in opposite directions across the playing field and then out of the playing field.
3. A field that is occupied by a pebble is blocked for the other color. There is no hitting of the opponent's pebbles.
4. If both dice show the same number, one can move the number four times.
5. When all pebbles of one color are in the last quarter of the playing field, they can also be moved off the playing field.
6. With a 6, for example, one can also move a pebble from field 5 off the field if there are no more pebbles on field 6.
7. The winner is the one who first removes all their pebbles from the field.
8. The winner then gets as many points as the opponent still has pebbles on the field.
Several games together are a match. The match is decided with 31 points.
Playing Almaghribia with the App
SHORT click on a pebble for moving the SMALLER number, LONGER click on a pebble for moving the LARGER number.
To take a move back, click on the center of the field.
You can end the game with the back-button of your phone. You then get to the menu.
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