Hobin Rood is a two-player strategy game that is similar to Chess. The Goal of the game is to capture the opponent's King piece. Each player starts with 16 pieces on a 9x9 board. The pieces include one King, two Guards, two Knights, two Bishops, two Rooks, two Pawns, and four Soldiers.
The game begins with each player placing their pieces on their reSpective sides of the board. The pieces can Only move one Square at a time, except for the Knight which can move two Squares in an L-shape. The King can move in any direction. The Guards, Knights, Bishops, and Rooks can move in straight Lines, and the Pawns and Soldiers can OnlyMove Forward.
To capture an opponent's piece, the player must move one of their pieces to the Square occUpied by the opponent's piece. If a player's King is threaTened with capture, the player must make a move that will protect their King from capture. The game ends when one player captures the other player's King.