• Move your King to the opposing Kingdom
• Capture your opponent’s King
• Block all legal moves by your opponent

• Move your pieces one square diagonally or one square straight forward each turn
• Capture by leaping one or more of your opponent’s pieces — diagonally or straight forward
• Light squares carry Shield markings. Dark squares are neutral transit territory — no shield protection
• Diagonal path = stays on light squares, shields available. Straight forward = crosses dark squares, no shields but opens column pressure
• Shield rules for all piece types are identical to Standard Play

• Moving any piece (except the King) into your opponent’s Kingdom promotes it to a Prime (★)
• Kings cannot be promoted — reaching the opponent’s Kingdom is an immediate win
• Primes move in any of 8 directions — all four diagonals plus forward, backward, left, right
• Primes can capture in any of those 8 directions as well
• Promotion shield rules are identical to Standard Play

• Gold ring: your currently selected piece.
• Green highlight: where you can legally move (includes straight forward).
• Blue pulse: an invincible piece.
• Mahogany squares: dark squares — playable but carry no shield value.

Extended Play uses the same 10×10 Deciboard with identical Shield Square markings. The key differences are starting position and movement.

Pieces fill the two rows closest to each player — all squares, light and dark. Six rows of open Battlefield separate the two sides at game start.

Dark squares are playable transit territory. A piece on a dark square has no shield protection and can be attacked from up to 8 directions. Moving onto a dark square is a deliberate strategic choice.

Same three conditions as Standard Play:

1. King Advance: Move your King into any square of the opponent’s Kingdom row.
2. King Captured: Jump over and capture the opponent’s King.
3. No Legal Moves: Leave your opponent with no legal move on their turn.

Strategic note: The six-row Battlefield creates a genuine deployment phase. How you cross it — shielded diagonally or exposed straight forward — defines your opening strategy.

Each player commands 20 pieces across four ranks. Only movement and starting position change from Standard Play.

—— Akin Battalion ————————————

—— Bomani Battalion ——————————

—— Olugbeja Battalion —————————

Shield rules are identical to Standard Play — with one critical addition.

Dark squares carry no shield value. A piece on a dark square is always unshielded, regardless of type or rank. This is the central strategic tension of Extended Play: diagonal paths offer shield protection; straight forward paths offer column pressure at the cost of invincibility.

Invincibility rules are otherwise unchanged: land on your matching light square, become invincible; move off, lose it immediately.

Rate of advance is the same for both paths — one row forward per move whether diagonal or straight. There is no speed advantage to either path.

Before promotion: Move one square diagonally forward or one square straight forward (3 possible directions from most positions).

After promotion (Prime): Move one square in any of 8 directions — all four diagonals plus forward, backward, left, and right.

Captures: Diagonal jump (same as Standard) or straight forward jump. Prime pieces capture in any of 8 directions. Invincible pieces cannot be jumped. Multi-jump chains allowed.

A piece with captures available must use them if you move that piece. You may choose to move a different piece instead.