Nau Keti Keta (Nine Boys and Girls)

Product Description

How to play!

Game Paraphernalia –

1 game board, 2 sets of 9 counters (total 18)

Game Setup–

• Each player gets 9 counters of the same colour. Counters to be placed only on intersections of lines. 

• After placing both the armies game board will look like (fig 2).

Rules to play –

• During a turn, only one counter has to move to an adjacent point which is connected to its current point by line. It can move in any direction (fig 3)
• If the adjacent point is not connected to its present point by a line, then the counter cannot move there (fig 3).
• If a counter encounters an opponent counter which has an empty point behind it, then the counter jumps over to the empty-point and captures the opponent counter. (fig 4) 
• The counter can jump over multiple opponents during its turn provided it always lands on an empty-point before jumping over the next opponent (fig 5). This way, sometimes one single counter can capture maximum counters of the opponent.
• A counter cannot jump over an opponent if –
•  1. No Straight line is connecting its point with the opponent’s (fig 7)
•  2.There is no empty point behind the opponent (fig 6)
• A counter cannot jump over an empty point at any time not even to capture an opponent’s counter (fig 8)
• A counter cannot change its direction while capturing (fig 9) however after capturing; it can change its direction to capture another counter (fig 5)
• A captured counter is permanently out of the game. 

Winner-

The player who has captured all counters of the opponent is the winner of Nau Keti Keta Game.

Maintenance & Care

• Avoid direct sunlight for long.
• Dust or wipe with a dry brush/ cloth.